Powderhorn Park neighborhood is named, I am almost positive, after the park of the same name. The park gets its name from Powderhorn Lake. The lake in turn was named for its shape. You guessed it, it is (or was) shaped like an old powderhorn for a musket (or some such firearm). If I remember correctly, the lake was larger (and its shape more pronounced) before the construction of 35W, which had a startling affect on the water flowing into the lake. The lake has no natural source of water (spring, creek, rivulet, etc.) but survives solely on water runoff. Neighbors are working feverishly (and at times furiously) to clean up the lake water, which is the dirtiest in the city.
Robert Cooper Powderhorn Park and Minneapolis Community Development Agency -----Original Message----- From: W. Brandon Lacy Campos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 8:12 AM To: Cara Letofsky; Bob Velez Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Powderhorn Park? So...who's got the history behind Powderhorn? -Brandon -Powderhorn Park [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
