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Becker County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,183. [2] Its county seat is Detroit Lakes. [3] Part of the White Earth Indian Reservation extends into the county. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1871.
May 7, 1973 (21 mi (34 km) north of Park Rapids off U.S. Route 71: Park Rapids: Minnesota's oldest state park, established in 1891. Also significant for its extensive archaeological resources, association with the quest for the Mississippi River headwaters, pioneer sites, and 72 park facilities built 1905–1942 noted for their rustic log construction and association with early park development.
One of Minnesota's few monumental Victorian courthouses remaining, built in 1905; Grant County's most prominent turn-of-the-20th-century building and its long-serving seat of government, and an important work of architects Bell & Detweiler and interior designer Odin J. Oyen. [39] 3: Roosevelt Hall: Roosevelt Hall: August 23, 1985 : Hawkins Ave.
Aitkin County. Aitkin County Historical Society [1] [2] Mcgregor Area Historical Society; Anoka County. Anoka County Historical Society; Blaine Historical Society; Columbia Heights Historical Society; Coon Rapids Historical Society; Becker County. Becker County Historical Society; Lake Park Area Historical Society; Beltrami County. Beltrami ...
The community was originally named Detroit and later Third Crossing before adopting the name Frazee. With Becker County not formally organized until 1871, it was the earliest settlement in the area. The city was incorporated on January 6, 1891. [7] It was named after Randolph Lafayette Frazee, owner of a sawmill. [8]
Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. [4] Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to seasonal residents and tourists.
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The village of Oak Lake, which was also known as Oak Lake Cut or Oak City, had a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad located in nearby section 19 of Detroit Township, but was abandoned in 1872 when a new station was built five miles west, in the town of Audubon.