Historical Marker

Rhodes-Tanner Block

Historical marker location:
111 1st Street SE, Little Falls, Minnesota
( Marker is on 1st Street SE south of Broadway (Minnesota Highway 27), on the left when traveling south.)

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.