The name Anoka was derived from two Indian words. The native Dakota used A-NO-KA-TAN-HAN, meaning "on both sides", referring to its location on the banks of the Rum River. The native Ojibwa used ON-O-KAY, meaning "working waters"
The dam on the Rum River was built in 1853 and is still there today. In 1854 a saw mill was built and soon other saw mills, wood working plants and cooper shops were built along the Rum River. In 1886 Anoka was the center of potato production with a potato starch factory on the west side of the Rum River. Also during this time Anoka had a shoe factory that employed 80 people and produced 800 pairs of shoes a day.
There were five major fires in Anoka between 1855 and 1884. A fire in the downtown area, in 1884, destroyed 86 buildings from the Rum River to Third Avenue. This whole section was rebuilt.
The city of Anoka was formally incorporated in 1878.
Take a walk down Main Street, through the old part of Anoka and find the items in the pictures below. Put the pictures in the order you find them walking down Main Street from 4th Ave to the Rum River.
After you walk down Main Street take a walk along the Rum River and find the caches there.
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