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John A. Ainley Jr.
John Albert Ainley Jr. (July 24, 1938 – May 3, 2001) was an American newspaperman and politician. From Park Rapids, Minnesota, Ainley served in the United States Army and received his bachelor's degree from Bemidji State University in mass communications. He owned the Park Rapids Enterprise and then the Park Rapids Advertiser. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983 as a Republican Party (United States), Republican. He died in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Notes 1938 births 2001 deaths People from Park Rapids, Minnesota Bemidji State University alumni Businesspeople from Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American businesspeople {{Minnesota-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Rapids, Minnesota
Park Rapids is a city in the Heartland Lakes region and is the county seat of Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is near Itasca State Park, the source of the Mississippi River, as well as the beginning of the Heartland State Trail. The city was founded in 1890 near the Fish Hook River rapidsWarren Upham, (2008). ''Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance''. Minnesota Historical Society, 1920. Harvard University. Digitized Aug 8, 2007. pp. 244 and is located along U.S. Highway 71 and Minnesota State Highway 34. The population was 4,142 at the 2020 census. History Park Rapids became a city in 1882, and was named by Frank C. Rice after the park groves and prairies beside the Fish Hook River rapids. These rapids have since been dammed. Infrastructure Transportation Park Rapids and the surrounding Hubbard County area have three major transportation services. South of the city center is Park Rapids Municipal Airport (officially Konshok Field), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
