Editing Little Falls, Minnesota (section)

==History==
The town developed at falls on the [[Mississippi River]], and was named after them. Several different dams have been built over the falls during the town's history, some of which powered sawmills in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web
  | last = Warner
  | first = Jan
  | title = Morrison County Historical Society - Community Building
  | url = http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/history/?page_id=284
  | access-date = 2009-07-23
  | archive-date = 2014-05-12
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140512111523/http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/history/?page_id=284
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref> Today, the [[Little Falls Dam]] is a [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] station that generates power for the surrounding area.

According to the obituary of the [[Ojibwe]] war chief Mou-zoo-mau-nee, the people of Little Falls asked the Ojibwe for protection in 1862 during the [[Dakota War of 1862|Sioux Uprising]]. The Ojibwe sent 150 warriors.<ref>"About Mou-zoo-mau-nee", ''Little Falls Herald'' (September 4, 1914), p.2, Newspapers.com, [https://www.newspapers.com/image/174413505/?terms=Mou%20zoo%20mau%20nee&match=1]</ref>