The Village of Koochiching & International Falls

Incorporated in 1901, the village of Koochiching was originally located at the intersection of 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue, extending east to the Rainy River. On June 15, 1902, a fire destroyed a majority of the village. Following the fire and the change of name to International Falls, the city was rebuilt at its present location on 3rd Street. Muddy street conditions led to the importation of forty barge loads of tailings from the Little American Gold Mine on Little American Island near the entrance to Black Bay on Rainy Lake, giving International Falls the distinction of having streets "paved with gold."

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