Hiawatha and Minnehaha and recited parts of Longfellow's poem as part of the program. Fjelde's Hiawatha and Minnehaha sculpture soon became a visitor attraction in the park, and postcards depicting it were widely available. As of 2011, the sculpture remains in its location along Minnehaha Creek and is one of Fjelde's best-known works. Hiawatha and Minnehaha Hiawatha and Minnehaha is a sculpture by Jacob Fjelde that has stood in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis since the early twentieth century. Now a popular fixture of the park, its placement there was originally controversial. In 1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published a book-length poem entitled "The Song
Hiawatha Service was added to the "Hiawatha". The "Hiawatha Service" is the second-shortest route on the Amtrak system, with the first being the "New Haven–Springfield Shuttle". Historically, the "Hiawathas" were operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the "Milwaukee Road") and initially traveled from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The first "Hiawatha" trains ran in 1935. By 1946, there were actually four routes carrying the "Hiawatha" name: Chicago–Minneapolis, Chicago–Omaha, Chicago–Wausau–Minocqua, and Chicago-Minneapolis-Seattle. The "Hiawathas" were among the world's fastest trains in the 1930s and 1940s, and these trains reached some of their peak speeds on this