Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Mills Companies Corporate Headquarters
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 31, 2022
1. The Mills Companies Corporate Headquarters Marker
Stewart C. Mills, Sr.
December 6, 1891 April 8, 1978
Lively Auto Company 1922
Crow Wing Oil Company 1924
Mills Motor, Inc. 1931
Mills Fleet Farm 1955
Mills Properties, Inc. 1959
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
Location. 46° 21.341′ N, 94° 12.075′ W. Marker is in Brainerd, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County. Marker is on Laurel Street just west of Voyageur Highway (State Highway 371B), on the left when traveling west. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front [north] entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 Laurel Street, Brainerd MN 56401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. All Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Depot Park (about 500 feet away); Reconciliation (about 800 feet away); First Northern Pacific (about 800 feet away); Former Northern Pacific Railway Water Tower (about 800 feet away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. 7.6
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1. The Mills Companies History. Excerpt:
The Mills Companies began in 1922, when Stewart C. Mills, Sr. purchased the Lively Auto Company and began selling Chevrolets and Hupmobiles in Brainerd, MN.(Submitted on December 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Fleet Farm (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Fleet Farm (formerly Mills Fleet Farm) is an American retail chain of 49 stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. Stewart C. Mills Sr. founded Mills Companies in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1922. The family later created an oil company and opened a dealership and auto parts stores. Fleet Farm was founded in 1955 by Stewart Mills Sr. and his sons Henry Mills II and Stewart Mills Jr.(Submitted on December 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Hupmobile (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1939 by the Hupp(Submitted on December 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Motor Car Company of Detroit. The company produced 500 vehicles by the end of the 1909 model year. Production increased to more than 5,000 in the 1910 model year. By 1928 sales had reached over 65,000 units. Despite technical innovations, squabbles among stockholders and an attempted hostile takeover in 1935 took their toll on the company. By 1936 the company was forced to sell some of its plants and assets and in 1937 Hupmobile suspended manufacturing.
2. Marker detail: 1922 Hupmobile
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 31, 2022
3. The Mills Companies Corporate Headquarters Marker
Looking east along Laurel Street. The marker is on the right side of the building entrance.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 31, 2022
4. The Mills Companies Corporate Headquarters (north elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
