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Anoka (/ ə ˈ n oʊ k ə / ə-NOH-kə) [6] is a city in and the county seat of Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 17,142 at the 2010 census. [7] Anoka is the "Halloween Capital of the World" because it hosted one of the first Halloween parades in 1920. [1] It continues to celebrate the holiday each year with several ...
The Anoka County History Center is a museum affiliated with the Anoka County Library system and operated by the Anoka County Historical Society that showcases the history of Anoka County, Minnesota. Located in downtown Anoka, surrounded by historic buildings and riverways, the History Center features a 3,000-square-foot exhibit gallery that ...
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Anoka County (/ ə ˈ n oʊ k ə / ə-NOH-kə) [2] is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, its population was 363,887. [3] The county seat and namesake of the county is the city of Anoka, [4] which is derived from the Dakota word anoka meaning "on (or from) both sides", referring to its location on both banks of the Rum River.
The Heman L. Ticknor House is a historic house in Anoka, Minnesota, United States.It was originally built in 1867 in Gothic Revival style, then remodeled multiple times in the early 20th century to accrue substantial Queen Anne and Neoclassical elements. [2]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of sites in Minnesota which are included in the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,700 properties and historic districts listed on the NRHP; each of Minnesota's 87 counties has at least 2 listings. Twenty-two ...
The land was tax forfeited in 1933 and then purchased by the Minnesota Conservation Commission. [3] Carlos Avery game farms were formally opened and dedicated to the former game warden in 1938. [4] The land was ideal for production of bobwhite quail, which had been plentiful in Minnesota but was on the decline. In 1935, the United States ...
In the 1980s, the Anoka County Historical Society's offices and library were housed in Colonial Hall. [3] As of July 2019, Anoka Lodge No. 30 was still meeting in the Lodge hall twice per month, along with Anoka-Shekinah Royal Arch Chapter #104, Zabud Cryptic Council #10, Order of the Eastern Star Marthas Chapter, Job's Daughters Bethel 48, and ...