A Popular History of Minnesota
A brief history of the development of water power, and its impact on the development of the city is on pages 10 and 1856.

AIA Guide to the Twin Cities
A brief history and description of the Pillsbury Mill and its water power system is on page 124.

Annual Report - Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, Volume 5 – 1877
A brief history of the development of the water power, a description of the system and a list of mills utilizing the water begins on page 193.

Annual Report of the Board of Trade of Minneapolis – 1881
An advertisement by the Minneapolis Mill Company, selling water power is on page 101.   A similar advertisement flyer by the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company is on page 120.

Art Glimpses of Minneapolis, the City of Homes – 1898
A description of the power canal built on the west side of the river is on page 60.

Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Rise of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1849-1883
A brief history of a tunnel project and new mill construction begins on page 130.

Business Without Boundary: The Story of General Mills
A brief history of the Minneapolis Mill Company begins on page 9.

Census Reports Tenth Census: June 1, 1880, Volume 17
A detailed description of improvements made to the water power begins on page 49.

Chronicling America
A set of historical newspaper articles which make reference to the canals.

Crown Roller Mill

A brief history of the mill.   Historical photos.

Crown Roller Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota
A brief history of the former mill.   Current photo.

Digital Public Library of America
Links to historical photos.

Flour Milling
A brief history of the milling district.   Historical photos.

Friday Photo: Before the Mills Were Ruins

Historical photos of the mill races.

Historical Spotlight: The Mill District

Includes historical photos.

History Continued Standard Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota
A brief history of the mill.   Links to current photos.

History of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis – 1881
A history of the development of the water power system and description of the current mills in operation begins on page 388 and continues on page 534.

History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Part 1 – 1893
A history of the Minneapolis Mill Company begins on page 33.

Hudson's Dictionary of Minneapolis and Vicinity, Volume 4 – 1902
A description of the city's flour mills, and the influence of the water power on their development, begins on page 41.  A more detailed description of the water power begins on page 120.

Hydroelectricity in Minneapolis, September 5, 1882
A brief history of hydroelectric power development in the city.

Map Showing the Mill Sites and Water Power Belonging to the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Co., January 1, 1869

Mill City Museum

Includes a history of mill development in the city.

Mill Ruins Park Research Study
A history of the construction of the expanded water power canal and rebuilding of the tailrace canals in the 1880s.   Historical photos.

Minneapolis City Charter and Ordinances – 1905
An ordinance regarding a canal begins on page 639.

Minneapolis Flour Milling Boom

Minneapolis officials explore uses for huge tunnel under Pillsbury A Mill
Includes a brief history and description of the former Pillsbury mill water power system.

Minneapolis-St. Paul: People, Place, and Public Life
A brief history of the industry of St. Anthony's Falls begins on page 17.

North Star Woolen Mill
Includes a history of the milling district, this particular mill and the water power system.

Standard Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota
A brief history of one of the mills.   Current photo.

Subterranean Twin Cities
A description of the First Street Canal begins on page 135.

The Flour Mills Of Minneapolis
An 1886 article about the mills.

The Magic Northland – 1881
A history of the development of the water power begins on page 45.

The West Side Milling District Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Hennepin County. Current photos and links to related sites.

 

Waste way canal, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A historical photo of the canal.

Wheat Farms, Flour Mills, and Railroads: A Web of Interdependence
A lesson plan about the history of the flour milling industry in Minneapolis.  Links to related sites.