Brimson, Minnesota

Brimson is a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA, located 50-miles northeast of the city of Duluth on County Highway 44. Brimson is an unincorporated town with a population of approximately 40 people and is located within Ault Township.

Brimson has a volunteer fire department, but it only has access to water hauled by truck since there is no public water system.

History

Settlers began moving into the area when the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway was completed in 1884. The Brimson depot was later built at the Allen Junction. Brimson was named after its founder, Walter Henry Brimson, an official from the said railroad company. His brother, William George Brimson, has the town of Brimson, Missouri named after him. The family came from Tiverton in Devon, England. Their parents, Elias and Mary, emigrated with the rest of the children in the 1850s.

External links

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=Brimson&state=MN Map of Brimson]
* [http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Brimson-Minnesota.cfm Information on Brimson]