Erin Township near Shieldsville in Rice County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Historic Dodd Road 1853

Route of James-Younger Gang · 1876

Photographed by McGhiever, October 3, 2025

1. Historic Dodd Road 1853 Marker

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 44° 22.471′ N, 93° 25.067′ W. Marker is near Shieldsville, Minnesota, in Rice County. It is in Erin Township. It is at the intersection of Halstad Avenue (County Highway 62) and Shieldsville Boulevard (State Route 21), on the right when traveling north on Halstad Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14680 Halstad Avenue, Faribault MN 55021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

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: Shieldsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); General James Shields

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Nicolaus Gustafson (approx. 5 miles away); Christdala Swedish Lutheran Church 1877 (approx. 5 miles away); Millersburg & the Northfield Bank Robbery (approx. 5.8 miles away); A Flour Milling Revolution (approx. 8.2 miles away); Bishop Henry B. Whipple (approx. 9 miles away); The Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shieldsville.

Historic Dodd Road 1853 Marker at the southern terminus of Rice County Highway 62 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, October 3, 2025

2. Historic Dodd Road 1853 Marker at the southern terminus of Rice County Highway 62

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.