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Little Falls is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near the geographic center of the state. Established in 1848, Little Falls is one of the oldest cities in Minnesota. It is the county seat of Morrison County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The population was 8,343 at the 2010 census. Little Falls is the location of the boyhood home of Charles Lindbergh. Just across from the home is Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, named after Lindbergh's father, prominent Minnesota lawyer and U.S. Congressman Charles August Lindbergh. The town was named after falls that were located on the Mississippi River, which travels through the town. Several attempts to build dams over the falls took place throughout the town's history, some of which powered saw mills in the nineteenth century.〔 〕 Today, the Little Falls Dam serves as a hydroelectric station that generates power for the surrounding area. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt )〕 U.S. Highway 10 and Minnesota State Highways 27 and 371 are three of the main routes in the city. Little Falls is also the eastern terminus of Minnesota Highway 28, which heads to Browns Valley at its western terminus at the Minnesota–South Dakota border. Highway 28 is co-signed with Highway 27, 12 miles west of town, until it turns towards Swanville. Highway 28 is unsigned until outside of the city limits. Minnesota Highway 238 is also nearby linking Minnesota Highway 27 at Little Falls to Interstate 94 (I-94) in Albany, Minnesota, 35 miles south of Little Falls. Little Falls formerly featured a large ravine, which ran through the east side business district, past the Morrison County Courthouse and the original Little Falls City Hall. The ravine served as an outflow for excess water from Fletcher Creek, which flows into the Mississippi River about 6 miles north of the city. Filling of the ravine began in the 1880s, continuing until the 1950s. It was directly filled with dirt in some locations, while buildings were built over it in other places. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Falls, Minnesota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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