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Coming Friday: Railroaded

The historic Northern Pacific Center in Brainerd hosted a sesquicentennial celebration to recognize Brainerd's ties to the railroad industry.

092321.N.BD.NorthernPacificCenter — The clock tower building at the Northern Pacific Center is located in Brainerd. near the railroad. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Brainerd Dispatch

September 23, 2021 07:00 AM

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The railroad played an important part in Brainerd’s founding as a city 150 years ago.

Find out how the sesquicentennial celebration Thursday, Sept. 23, in Brainerd’s historic Northern Pacific Center pays tribute to that in Friday’s story by Frank Lee.