Glory, Minnesota
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Glory is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Aitkin County,
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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
Glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. ...
. State Highway 47 ( MN 47) and Aitkin County Road 28 are both nearby. Glory is four miles north of
Mille Lacs Lake Mille Lacs Lake ( , also called Lake Mille Lacs or Mille Lacs) is a large, shallow lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located in the counties of Mille Lacs, Aitkin, and Crow Wing, roughly north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropol ...
. 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