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Anoka County
<br />MINNESOTA
<br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible
<br />Anoka County 2019
<br />Multi -Jurisdictional
<br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan
<br />Township just before the FBI discovered their hideout. Some local residents also claim that
<br />John Dillinger hid out in a cabin on the south shore of Coon Lake for one winter.
<br />City of Fridley
<br />The City of Fridley is located in southern Anoka County, approximately 9 miles north of
<br />Minneapolis/St. Paul. Fridley shares borders with Spring Lake Park, Coon Rapids, Mounds
<br />View, New Brighton, Columbia Heights and Minneapolis. On its western border is the
<br />Mississippi River. The City of Fridley is 10.2 square miles in size. Fridley is located at Latitude:
<br />45.09 N, Longitude: 93.26 W in Anoka County, with an elevation of 850 feet.
<br />Father Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan Monk, and two companions became the first men of
<br />European descent to come through Anoka County. What is now Fridley was included in an area
<br />that was made part of the province of Quebec. In 1783, the "Treaty of Peace" fixed the United
<br />States -Canadian border. In 1803 Fridley was included in the Louisiana Purchase and
<br />successively became part of the Northwest Territory, Illinois Territory in 1809, Michigan Territory
<br />in 1818, Wisconsin Territory in 1836, and once more unorganized territory in 1848.
<br />The Red River Ox Cart Trail passes through Fridley, on what would someday become East
<br />River Road, on its way to Pembina, North Dakota. Furs came south and all sorts of supplies
<br />came north, from flour to pianos.
<br />John Banfill was the area's first settler in 1847, building a two-story house on the Mississippi
<br />River near the mouth of the Rice Creek. In 1851, John Banfill, a territorial senator and
<br />Minnesota's first State Auditor, platted the town of Manomin, opened a general store, and
<br />erected a sawmill on Rice Creek. The legislature approved $10,000 to improve the trail on the
<br />east side of the Mississippi River, to become the first territorial road, from Point Douglas to St.
<br />Paul, then to Minneapolis, Anoka and Fort Ripley. It is now known as East River Road.
<br />In 1851, Abram M. Fridley, for whom the city was named, settled in Manomin. In1870, Manomin
<br />County was annexed by Anoka County and Manomin was granted township status. In 1879,
<br />the name was changed to Fridley by act of the Minnesota State Legislature, of which Abraham
<br />Fridley was a member. In 1949, Fridley was incorporated as a village. The first Mayor was Carl
<br />Hartman who also served as the first police chief and fire chief. In 1857, Manomin County was
<br />separated from Ramsey County, becoming the smallest county in the United States with only 18
<br />sections.
<br />In 1957, the Village of Fridley became a Home Rule Charter City. About the same time, Fridley
<br />experienced an industrial boom. By 1960, Fridley's population swelled to 15,182 residents.
<br />On May 6, 1965, Fridley was literally devastated by three tornadoes. One of every four homes
<br />was destroyed or damaged. Under the leadership of Mayor Nee and countless other people,
<br />the city was rebuilt and again became a prosperous community.
<br />In 1974, Fridley celebrated its Silver Anniversary (25 years), which later in 1975 was dubbed
<br />'49er Days, this event became an annual city celebration.
<br />City of Ham Lake
<br />The City of Ham Lake is a thirty-six square mile (23,040 acres) suburb approximately 20 miles
<br />north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, located in the middle of Anoka County, with Latitude of 45.25 N
<br />and Longitude of 93.20 W and an elevation of 915 feet.
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