St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Flourmill - a mill for grinding grain into flour.

Sawmill –

a mill that cuts logs into

lumber of different sizes.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Industry - the people or companies that

manufacture a good or service within a category.

Reservoir – any natural or artificial holding area used to store; regulate, or control water.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Hydroelectric Power -electrical energy produced by flowing water.

Waterfront – part of a city or town on the land beside a body of water.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Mississippi River – the second longest river in the United States. Starts at Lake Itasca in Minnesota.

Apron (concrete overflow spillway) – layer of stone, concrete or other material to protect the edge of the falls.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

St. Anthony of Padua – 1195 – 1231 Father Louis Hennepin’s patron saint and who he named the Falls after. He was a Franciscan monk from Italy.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Tailrace – a channel for discharging water after the generation of electricity.

Turbine Pits – an area lower than the main floor that houses a machine with blades attached to a central shaft.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Locks - allow boats to go up and down the riverDams – a barrier that divides waters

Riverbank - the sloped sides of a waterway acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Sandstone - a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains (quartz or feldspar).

Dike – a long, narrow embankment usually built to protect land from flooding.

St. Anthony Falls Vocabulary

Franklin Steele – 1830 – 1880 - laid claim to the valuable water-power by erecting a claim cabin of logs at the Falls.

Headrace – a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine.