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"Here is a list of Minneapolis Cheap Hotels based on reviews from across the web."
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"In Americans and Nothing Else (1980), Trevor Fishlock observes that these cities ‘are divided by the Mississippi River, and united by the belief that the inhabitants of the other side of the river are inferior’."
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"Another settlement that began fueling early interest in the area was the outpost at Fort Snelling ,which was constructed from 1820 to 1825 at the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Mississippi River."
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"In 1803, the USA bought all the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border from the French government for USUSD15000000.00 in a neat package known as the Louisiana Purchase."
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"Just east of Downtown on a bend of the Mississippi River, you'll find the Minneapolis Campus of the University of Minnesota, linked by buses to the smaller St. Paul campus."
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"Both cities straddle the Mississippi River, and riverboat traffic calls at the Twin Cities from as far away as New Orleans."
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"The Twin Cities, set on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, initially established themselves in the agricultural business."
frommers.com

"It's said that Mark Twain was the first to call Minneapolis and St Paul the 'Twin Cities,' owing to their proximity (less than a dozen miles apart) along the Mississippi River."
lonelyplanet.com

"Abundantly rich in water, the city has twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi riverfront, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway."
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"One tract was located at the mouth of the St. Croix River, while a second, larger tract ran from the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers to St. Anthony Falls, with a width of nine miles (14 km) east and west of the river."
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"Minnehaha Creek connects Lake Minnetonka in the far west suburbs (a yuppie drinking and jet-skiing nightmare) with the Mississippi river, running through Lake Nokomis and other small lakes along the way."
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"The city is abundantly rich in water with twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi riverfront, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway."
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"Together they form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area ,the 16th-largest [1] agglomeration in the country, with about three million residents, with Minneapolis itself ranked among the country's 50 most populous cities."
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"It's said that Mark Twain was the first to call Minneapolis and St Paul the 'Twin Cities,' owing to their proximity (less than a dozen miles apart) along the Mississippi River."
lonelyplanet.com

"The Twin Cities area of Minnesota is the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest and along with the Chicago and Detroit metropolitan areas forms the core of the North Coast region of the United States."
wikitravel.org

"Both cities straddle the Mississippi River, and riverboat traffic calls at the Twin Cities from as far away as New Orleans."
fodors.com

"The two largest milling companies, General Mills and the Pillsbury Company ,now merged under the General Mills name, still remain prominent in the Twin Cities area."
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"By 1200 AD, bands of Dakota Indians had established a network of villages in what is now the Twin Cities metro area."
lonelyplanet.com

"The Twin Cities, set on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, initially established themselves in the agricultural business."
frommers.com

"The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul usually get along just fine, but occasionally sibling rivalry takes over."
fodors.com

"Keep heading back south down Cedar Avenue and you'll come to the Triple Rock Social Club ,one of a number of Twin Cities music venues which seem to have arisen out of someone's dream of parking a bar in their basement rec-room."
wikitravel.org

"Since 1961, it has been common practice for any major sports team based in the Twin Cities to be named for Minnesota as a whole, with the Twins and Vikings followed by the Minnesota North Stars (1967–93), Minnesota Muskies (1967–68), Minnesota Moose (1994–1996), Minnesota Pipers (1968–69), Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972–77), Minnesota Kicks (1976–81), Minnesota Strikers (1984–88), Minnesota Timberwolves (1989–present), Minnesota Thunder (1990–present), Minnesota Lynx (1999–present), Minnesota Wild (2000–present) and Minnesota Swarm (2005–present)."
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