Cannon Falls, Minnesota
| Cannon Falls, Minnesota | |
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Buildings in downtown Cannon Falls
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 Location of Cannon Falls, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°30′37″N 92°54′16″W / 44.51028°N 92.90444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Goodhue |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robby Robinson |
| • City Administrator | Ron Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.45 sq mi (11.53 km2) |
| • Land | 4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,083 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 4,081 |
| • Density | 938.6/sq mi (362.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55009 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-09730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0640870 |
| Website | http://cannonfallsmn.gov/ |
Cannon Falls is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,083 at the 2010 census. Located along U.S. Route 52 to the southeast of the Twin Cities, Cannon Falls may be best known as the home of Pachyderm Studio, where many famous musicians have recorded their music. Nirvana is probably the best known band to use the site. The group recorded In Utero at the studio.
Cannon Falls is named for the falls along the Cannon River and serves as the western trailhead for the Cannon Valley Trail. Colonel William J. Colvill, a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg, is buried in the Cannon Falls Cemetery. Two American presidents have visited the city. The first, Calvin Coolidge, visited in 1928 to dedicate the memorial erected in honor of Colonel Colvill. The second, Barack Obama, visited on August 15, 2011, to kick off the first day of his campaign for a second term.
The first settler was Edway Stoughton. Charles Parks settled the land that is now the village of Cannon Falls in July 1854. Cannon Falls village proper was laid out by Richard and William Freeborn and was platted in 1855 by county surveyor S. A. Hart. The village was incorporated March 10, 1857. A post office was established as Cannon River Falls in 1855, and the name of the post office was shortened to Cannon Falls in 1889. Cannon Falls was reincorporated as a city in 1905.
An abundance of water power from both the big Cannon River and the Little Cannon River attracted manufacturers and capital investment. The first flouring mill was built by R. C. Knox & Co., in 1957. Other manufacturers, such as a wool mill, a grist mill and a mill producing syrup from amber cane, used power generated from the Little Cannon River starting in 1861.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.45 square miles (11.53 km2), of which 4.35 square miles (11.27 km2) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2) is water. U.S. Highway 52, State Highway 19, and State Highway 20 are three of the main routes in the city.
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