Brunswick, Minnesota

Brunswick is an unincorporated community in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Mora and Rock Creek at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 65 and 70. [Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry] [Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition] In 1977, the Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated the population of Brunswick as 80 people. [ [http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/cadd/county/kanabec.pdf Minnesota DOT map of Kanabec County] ]

Brunswick, platted in 1856, is located within Brunswick Township. The community is located in Section 1 of this township, but its history begins with the Hersey, Staples and Bean Lumber Company who had their logging headquarters in Section 12 of the township. George and Isaac Staples platted the community's site, naming it after Brunswick, Maine. With stores, post office and mills located in Brunswick, it became the county seat for Kanabec County on March 13, 1859. It remained as the county seat until the seat was transferred to Mora, Minnesota in 1883. [Upham, Warren. [http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/index.cfm "Minnesota Place Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance"] ]

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