Geotag (location) for: Kanabec co: 45º57'0"N;93º17'60"W
Kanabec (MN) county
Översikt
Historik
- 1858-03-13
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The Minnesota legislature authorized creation of Kanabec County, with territory partitioned from Pine County.
- 1871-1881
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the county was detached from Chisago, and assigned to Pine County. This assignment lasted through 1881.
- 1876-
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an official county building was needed. A one-room wood building was erected at Millet Rapids, put into use in 1876.
- 1881-
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the county was detached from Pine, and the government structure was finalized, with the county seat being designated at Brunswick. Only one court term was held at Brunswick;
- 1882-
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the 1882 general election, a nearly-unanimous vote designated Mora as the county seat.
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The old courthouse building was sold to a local farmer, who moved it to his property to use as a home.
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The wood courthouse erected at Mora was used until 1894, when it burned and was replaced by a more fireproof building.
Övrigt
The county name came from the Ojibwe term ginebig, meaning ”snake,” after the Snake River — Kanabecosippi (Ginebigo-ziibi in the modern spelling) — which flows through the county.
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