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great falls
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Great Fallsnoun
a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
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great falls
Great Falls is a term with a few possible meanings. It is often used as a name for places, specifically cities or towns, such as Great Falls, Montana, or Great Falls, Virginia, both in the United States. Additionally, it can refer to significant or notable waterfalls, such as the Great Falls of the Missouri River. The term "Great Falls" therefore generally refers to a location, typically distinguished by noteworthy or large waterfalls.
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Great Falls
Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The 2011 census estimate put the population at 58,950 the population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County. Great Falls takes its name from the series of five waterfalls in close proximity along the upper Missouri River basin that the Lewis and Clark Expedition had to portage around over a ten mile stretch; the effort required 31 days of arduous labor during the westward leg of their 1805-06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase and to the Pacific Northwest Coast of the Oregon Country. Each falls sports a hydroelectric dam today. Two undeveloped parts of their portage route are included within the Great Falls Portage, a National Historic Landmark. The city is home to the C. M. Russell Museum Complex, the University of Great Falls, Montana State University Great Falls - COT, Giant Springs, the Roe River, the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Great Falls Voyagers minor league baseball team, and Malmstrom Air Force Base. The local newspaper is the Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls is known as the "Electric City" due to the five hydroelectric dams that are in the nearby vicinity along the Missouri River.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of great falls in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of great falls in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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