Little Falls

Minnesota, United States
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Museum in Little Falls is decked out with nutcrackers Dec. 19, 2024, 12:28 AM ET (CBS)

Little Falls, city, seat (1856) of Morrison county, central Minnesota, U.S. It lies on the Mississippi River, in an agricultural and lake area, about 30 miles (50 km) north of St. Cloud. Sioux and Ojibwa Indians were early inhabitants of the area. The community was settled in 1848, and the following year a dam and sawmill were built. The city was named for the 11-foot (3.5-metre) drop in the river that was used for waterpower; the natural waterfall is now hidden by the dam. The railroad arrived in 1878, after which a lumbering industry, aided by local hydropower and waterway ...(100 of 229 words)