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The development of industries attracted people to the town. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a massive wave of immigrants, mostly from present-day Ireland, Germany, and Scandinavian countries, moved into the Aitkin area to work in the logging and riverboat industries. They were able to start working before they had learned much English.
Pages in category "Rivers of Aitkin County, Minnesota" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Aitkin County (/ ˈ eɪ k ɪ n / AY-kin) [2] is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,697. [3] Its county seat is Aitkin. [4] Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organized in 1871.
The Aitkin County Depot Museum is a local history museum housed in the historic 1916 Northern Pacific Depot in Aitkin, Minnesota. The building itself is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is managed by the Aitkin County Historical Society. [ 2 ]
The Emerald Queen, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ riverboat casino that operated from 1997 to 2004, is pictured while moored in Blair Waterway in a Nov. 9, 2006, file photo.
April 16, 1982 (209 and 217 2nd St., NW. Aitkin: Long-serving seat of Aitkin County government, consisting of a 1915 jail and a 1920 courthouse, the latter exemplifying the second-generation Beaux-Arts courthouses built around Minnesota in the early 20th century.
In 1982 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and the building currently serves as the Jaques Art Center. In 1995 the building was purchased for $1 by area citizens wanting a home for the preservation and exhibition of the work of Aitkin County artist, Francis Lee Jaques. The building was renovated in 2004 adding an elevator ...
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