Anoka County was organized by an act of the territorial Legislature on May 23, 1857, the year prior to Minnesota's admission to the Union. It was formed from parts of Ramsey County and Benton County; the Rum River previously divided the line between the two counties.
The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to high school graduates on the basis of submitted evidence of academic success, financial need, extracurricular activities (including community service), involvement with Hackney Horses and/or Ponies, and personal references.
Before his career was over, Hackney received more than 70 individual awards making him the most decorated enlisted man in Air Force history. After 26 years of unprecedented service where he served at significant risk to his own life to save others, Chief Master Sgt. Duane Hackney retired from the Air Force in 1991.