Butler Block

Historical marker location:

101 East Broadway, Little Falls, Minnesota

( Marker is at the intersection of Broadway (State Highway 27) and 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway.)

Little Falls Historic District.

Minnesota is home to the largest ball of twine ever rolled by one person. Francis A. Johnson started rolling the ball in 1950 and continued to add to it until his death in 1989. The ball weighs over 17,000 pounds and has a circumference of 40 feet.