Minnehaha Park is a 39-acre public

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located at Euclid Avenue and Havana Street in

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. The land for the park was acquired in 1909 but development did not begin until 1934. Prior to becoming a park the location was a spa, because of a mineral water spring on the site, and a brewery. The park served as the outdoor filming location for

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, a 1923 silent movie. The park is used for casual recreation and also serves for a trail-head for hikers and mountain bikers on the rugged trail system on Beacon Hill.

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