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National Bank Notes > Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Transportation Brotherhoods NB, 12282
Fr. 609 $5 1902ND
Grade: VF/XF    

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MINNEAPOLIS is the county seat of Hennepin County. Nearby Fort Snelling, built in 1819 by the United States Army, spurred growth in the area; the city proper was founded by Col. John H. Stevens who built the first house in 1849-50. The city of Minneapolis was incorporated March 2, 1866; its post office was established in 1854. Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the "Twin Cities," Minneapolis-St. Paul is the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the US. Minneapolis grew up around Saint Anthony Falls, the highest waterfall on the Mississippi; it was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber. Many names were promoted for the young city including All Saints, Hennepin, Lowell, Brooklyn, Albion, and others. The name Minneapolis is attributed to the city's first schoolteacher, who combined mni, the Dakota word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city.

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