Nicollet in Nicollet County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Nicollet Village

Photographed by Connor Olson, November 27, 2022

1. Nicollet Village Marker

Inscription. Early villages: 1856 Swan City, Dakota City near Judson, Eureka with the first post office later named Nicollet (a stage coach center). 1870 arrival of Winona, St. Peter Railroad moved Nicollet to present site. 1892, village had 4 churches, school, bank, doctor- 4 general, furniture, hardware, implement, jewelry, boot, millinery, & drug stores--3 saloons, 3 elevators, 3 blacksmiths, creamery, 2 hotels - butcher, barber & print shops: lumber & stock yards. Village pioneers served our County well.

Erected by Nicollet County Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 44° 16.491′ N, 94° 11.252′ W. Marker is in Nicollet, Minnesota, in Nicollet County. It is on Pine Street south of Fourth Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Pine Street, Nicollet MN 56074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nicollet Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Welsh Churches (approx. 5.7 miles away); Courtland (approx. 7.6 miles away); Brighton United Methodist Church

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(approx. 7.8 miles away); Brighton (approx. 7.8 miles away); Seppman Mill (approx. 8½ miles away); Granary (approx. 8½ miles away); The Turning Point (approx. 8½ miles away).

Photographed by Connor Olson, November 27, 2022

2. Nicollet Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.