Minnehaha, "Laughing Water," in Summer, St. Paul
Collection: Landscapes
Title
Minnehaha, "Laughing Water," in Summer, St. Paul
Subject
Minnehaha Falls (Minn.)
Description
On verso:
No. 298. MINNEHAHA, “LAUGHING WATER”, IN SUMMER.
About four miles south of the center of the “City of Flour and Lumber”, Minneapolis, in a pretty glen, preserved as a town park, are the graceful Falls of the Minnehaha (Sioux, Mini-haha, "laughing water”), 60 feet high, immortalized by Longfellow’s “Hiawatha.” The picturesque glen extends along the Minnehaha River to the Mississippi and forms part of an extended system of parks covering 1,600 acres and of twenty-five miles of boulevards, taking in several small lakes. Just below the falls the river is spanned by a rustic bridge. A smaller cascade further down stream has been nicknamed the “ Minnegiggle.” Nearby are the fine grounds of the Minnesota Soldiers’ Home. The Minnehaha River is the outlet of Lake Minnetonka, (800 feet above the level of the sea), of singularly irregular outline, encompassed by wooded hills and affording good boating and fishing.
A8523
Creator
Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
298
Citation
Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward), “Minnehaha, "Laughing Water," in Summer, St. Paul,” Digital Canton, accessed November 21, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/792.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
Minnehaha, "Laughing Water," in Summer, St. Paul
Subject
Minnehaha Falls (Minn.)
Description
On verso:
No. 298. MINNEHAHA, “LAUGHING WATER”, IN SUMMER.
About four miles south of the center of the “City of Flour and Lumber”, Minneapolis, in a pretty glen, preserved as a town park, are the graceful Falls of the Minnehaha (Sioux, Mini-haha, "laughing water”), 60 feet high, immortalized by Longfellow’s “Hiawatha.” The picturesque glen extends along the Minnehaha River to the Mississippi and forms part of an extended system of parks covering 1,600 acres and of twenty-five miles of boulevards, taking in several small lakes. Just below the falls the river is spanned by a rustic bridge. A smaller cascade further down stream has been nicknamed the “ Minnegiggle.” Nearby are the fine grounds of the Minnesota Soldiers’ Home. The Minnehaha River is the outlet of Lake Minnetonka, (800 feet above the level of the sea), of singularly irregular outline, encompassed by wooded hills and affording good boating and fishing.
A8523
Creator
Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1890-1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
298
Citation
Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward), “Minnehaha, "Laughing Water," in Summer, St. Paul,” Digital Canton, accessed November 21, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/792.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches