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Brainerd (/ ˈ b r eɪ n ər d / BRAY-nərd) is a city and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States.Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census. [4] [6] Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above the confluence.
Brainard Homestead State Park, and alternatively Brainerd Homestead State Park, is a 25-acre (10 ha) undeveloped state park located in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. A farmhouse was built on the site by Timothy Green in 1842 before being purchased by Selden Tyler Brainerd in March 1854.
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. The diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically from under 0.40 hectares (4,000 m 2 ; 1 acre ) to some hectares (a few acres), or sometimes in greenhouses ...
The Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Cass County and Crow Wing County in Northern Minnesota, anchored by the city of Brainerd. As of July 1, 2022 estimate placed the population at 99,222.
The historic Brainerd Public Library is a Carnegie library built in 1904. [4] The building is located at 206 7th Street North in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, and is in the Classical Revival architectural style using granite and brick. [3] The façade of the building features a portico with four columns holding up a pedimented gable.
Brainerd Public Schools (BPS), also known as ISD 181, [1] is a school district headquartered in Brainerd, Minnesota. In addition to Brainerd it serves Baxter , Fort Ripley , Garrison , Merrifield , and most of Nisswa .
Brainerd High School was established in 1889 as the demand for a second special school, and eventually, its replacement in Crow Wing County needed to be fulfilled. While the intended use for the school was for children with special needs, in 2007 the school was expanded to help physically disabled children as well.
David Brainerd (April 20, 1718 – October 9, 1747) was an American Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Native Americans among the Delaware Indians of New Jersey. Missionaries such as William Carey and Jim Elliot, and Brainerd's cousin, the Second Great Awakening evangelist James Brainerd Taylor (1801–1829) cite Brainerd as inspiration.