Welcome
The
Year was 1870, and the Northern Pacific Railroad
had decided to complete the one stretch or track
that would connect Duluth to St. Paul. In
February, the work began and where once only
pines and aspens resided, temporary shacks for
the workmen were erected, creating the settlement
of "Northern Pacific Junction".
It
is this settlement that in 1881 was officially
incorporated by the State of Minnesota as
"Carlton"; named after Ruben Carlton,
the first Senator in the Minnesota Legislature
from this district.
Carlton
is rich with railroad history and white pine
logging; along with a "by hook or
crook" tale of how Carlton became the County
Seat.
To
find out more about Carlton's history; contact
the Carlton County Historical Society or the
Carlton Public Library.
City Meetings
City
Council Meetings for 2008 are scheduled on the
2nd Tuesday of each month unless indicated
otherwise. All meetings are held in the Council
Chambers of the Carlton Civic Center and begin at
4:00pm. Read more...
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Disclaimer
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Carlton has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the
information provided on this web site. However, due to the
possibility of unauthorized access to this site, data
transmission errors, or changes to source material made since
the last update to the web site, the information contained on
this web site should not be deemed reliable for legal purposes.
Please contact a City of Carlton department representative to
verify the accuracy of the data.
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