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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. It is located on two campuses in the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota; the campuses are linked through a dedicated bus system. Its student body is the fourth-largest in the United States according to fall 2006 statistics, with 50,402 students.
The university was chartered in 1851, but it did not begin enrolling students until 1857. The original Minneapolis campus overlooked the Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River, but it was later moved about a mile downstream to its current location. The original site is now marked by a small park known as Chute Square at the intersection of University Avenue and Central Avenue. The school shut down following a financial crisis during the American Civil War, and didn't reopen until 1867. It was upgraded from a preparatory school to a college in 1869.
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