Glory is an

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Aitkin County Aitkin County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,697. Its county seat is Aitkin. Part of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is in the county. The county was created in 1857 and organiz ...

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, United States. The community is located along 360th Avenue near Aitkin County Road 12 (Deer Street). 280th Street is also in the immediate area. Glory is located within Nordland Township and Wealthwood Township. Nearby places include Aitkin and

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. State Highway 47 ( MN 47) and Aitkin County Road 28 are both nearby. Glory is four miles north of Mille Lacs Lake. A post office was established at Glory in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. The community took its name from the song "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah".

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Unincorporated communities in Aitkin County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{AitkinCountyMN-geo-stub