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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.86 square miles (15.18 km 2), all land. [8]Glenwood is located at the east end of Lake Minnewaska at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 28, 29, 55, and 104.
Victoria has been nicknamed "The City of Lakes and Parks" because it has over 200 acres (0.81 km 2) of reserved land, 13 parks, and nine lakes within its borders. Victoria is also home to the 1,800-acre (7.3 km 2) Carver Park Reserve. In the 1850s, Victoria's rich soil attracted many farmers from Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
The Victorian Chamber was founded as the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce in 1851. It was Victoria's first business organisation. The Chamber's members – bankers, accountants, financiers, merchants, importers, lawyers, ship owners and agents, manufacturers and stock, share and product brokers – sought to advance trade and commerce and make Melbourne one of the world's great free ports.
Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. [7] The population was 14,335 as of the 2020 census. [4] Alexandria is near I-94, along Minnesota State Highways 27 and 29. It is ten miles (16 km) south of Lake Carlos State Park.
In 1908, he married Amy Theresa McKenzie. Leeming served on Victoria city council from 1922 to 1923. He was a director of the Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau, also serving as president, and was a member of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce. Leeming also served as president of the Victoria Real Estate Board. [2] He died in Victoria at the ...
Minnesota State Highway 22 passes through the center of Glencoe, leading northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Hutchinson, the largest city in McLeod County, and south-southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Gaylord. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Glencoe has an area of 3.17 square miles (8.21 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ) are water. [ 2 ]
Center City was founded in 1851 and was the first permanent Swedish settlement in Minnesota. It became the county seat in 1875. [8] The Chisago Lakes Lutheran Church was the first Swedish settled church in the area, being organized in 1854 in the barn of Per Berg. [9] Highway 8 follows much of the old railroad bed through the city of Center City.
The Commerce Building is typical of buildings designed to house commercial and civic groups as well as private tenants. [4] Most large American cities had at least one commercial organization by the 1880s. By the turn of the 20th century, terms such as "Board of Trade," "Commercial Club," and "Chamber of Commerce" were common.