Longfellow, Minneapolis Longfellow, Minneapolis Longfellow is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota which includes five smaller neighborhoods inside of it: Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Seward, and Longfellow. Grouped with South Minneapolis between the city's eastern border with the Mississippi River and the Metro Blue Line , Longfellow takes its name from Longfellow neighborhood which in turn is named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The renowned American poet incorporated elements into his poem "The Song of Hiawatha" from Henry Schoolcraft's accounts of native Dakota lore in Minnesota which included Minnehaha Falls in Longfellow's southern tip. The early reference of Highway 55 as Hiawatha Avenue, along
USS Hiawatha (ID-2892) USS Hiawatha (ID-2892) The second USS "Hiawatha" (ID-2892 or SP-2892) was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy in 1918. "Hiawatha" was built as a civilian, wooden-hulled steam tug of the same name in 1903 by Brown at Tottenville, Staten Island, New York. The U.S. Navy acquired her under charter from her owner for World War I service on 1 August 1918. She was commissioned as USS "Hiawatha" (ID-2892 or SP-2892) at New York City the same day. Assigned to the 3rd Naval District, "Hiawatha" operated with the guard ship USS "Amphitrite" and was manned either by