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 Aitkin County Sesquicentennial Plaque - Aitkin, Minnesota Posted by:  BruceS
N 46° 31.986 W 093° 42.637
15T E 445506 N 5153526
Plaque honoring the 150th anniversary for Aitkin County in central Minnesota.
Waymark Code: WMCKTB
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2011
Views: 4
From Wikipedia:
"Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County and had a spelling change of its name to the current spelling in 1872. Aitkin County was named after William Alexander Aitken, a fur trader for the American Fur Company, under John Jacob Astor. Formed from Ramsey and Pine counties, Aiken County originally consisted of the 17 townships closest to Mille Lacs Lake. It acquired out-lands of Ramsey, Itasca and Pine Counties to its north and east. It was reorganized in 1871, taking up lands from Cass and Itasca Counties and losing a point located in the southwestern corner to Crow Wing County to form its current boundaries."
Subject: County
Commemoration: Sesquicentennial
Date of Founding: 5/23/1857
Date of Commemoration: 2007
Address:
Aitken County Courthouse
209 2nd St., NW
Aitken, Minnesota
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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