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
Hiawatha (train) Seattle and renamed the "North Coast Hiawatha". This service ended in 1979. The second was a Chicago–Milwaukee corridor known as the "Hiawatha Service" (as opposed to "Hiawatha"). Although Amtrak had retained Chicago–Milwaukee service during the transition, it did not name these trains until October 29, 1972. At this time both "Hiawatha" and "Hiawatha Service" could be found on the same timetable. Amtrak used a variety of names for this service between 1976–1989 before returning to the "Hiawatha Service" brand, which remains today and continues to use the Milwaukee Road's route between Chicago and Milwaukee. Hiawatha (train) The Hiawathas were a