You could effortlessly trace Minneapolis’s history to 1680 when the first lot of French explorers arrived. During this time, the Dakota Sioux and the Ojibwa were the only residents in the region.
When the French got to this region, they named St. Anthony Falls, which provided energy for crushing flour. The flour was for Fort Snelling, a military outpost in the region. These falls resulted in a village coming up, and the population grew.
It was not until 1856 that Minneapolis got authorized as a town, thanks to the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. While it got incorporated in 1867, it was joined with St. Anthony to form the present-day city.