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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «dodge county» AND «minnesota»

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Wasioja Recruiting Station Marker
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1 ► Minnesota, Dodge County, Wasioja — Wasioja Recruiting Station —
On 601st Street at 200th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 601st Street.
When the Civil War began in 1861, Minnesota was the first state to offer and send troops to aid the Union cause. In April 1861, this building was converted to use as a recruiting station. Recruits from the Wasioja station, numbering over 200, . . . — — Map (db m114961) HM

2 ► Minnesota, Dodge County, Wasioja — Wasioja's Seminary —
On 212th Avenue south of 605th Street, on the left when traveling south.
The role of buildings in the development of a community and their significance in history is amply pointed out by the history of this structure. Anxious to promote the growth of the newly formed town, the citizens agreed to provide the Free Will . . . — — Map (db m115028) HM

3 ► Minnesota, Dodge County, Mantorville — Mantorville Brewery — 1857-1939 —
On 5th Street E. at Bluff Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street E..
John Hischi founded the Dodge County Brewery in May of 1857. This establishment was located on Fifth Street West near the 1918 Opera House, making this business the oldest microbrewery in Minnesota. One year later, Hirschi sold the business to . . . — — Map (db m297579) HM

4 ► Minnesota, Dodge County, Wasioja — 1 — Civil War Recruiting Station — Preserving Minnesota's Civil War History — Wasioja Historic District Site No. 1 —
On 601st Street at 200th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 601st Street.
This small limestone building was built in 1855. It is most well known as the last remaining Civil War recruiting station in Minnesota. The Wasioja Grange and Old Settlers Society were instrumental in its preservation in the 1960s. A . . . — — Map (db m287744) HM

5 ► Minnesota, Dodge County, Wasioja — 3 — Wasioja Baptist Church — A New Community Builds a Spiritual Home for Itself — Wasioja Historic District Site No. 3 —
On 212th Avenue north of 600th Street (County Road 16), on the right when traveling north.
The Wasioja Baptist Church, erected in 1858, was built by pledges and barters during a nationwide economic recession. In Wasioja's earliest days, its first ten families organized a congregation for themselves. In the summer . . . — — Map (db m286434) HM

6 ► Minnesota, Dodge County, Mantorville — Normal School —
On Clay Street at 8th Street W., on the right when traveling north on Clay Street.
Mantorville schools began teacher training or normal training in 1913. Young women, having completed at least three years of high school, could prepare for teaching in rural schools through this type of program. Often Normal Schools evolved into . . . — — Map (db m288211) HM

7 ► Minnesota, Brown County, New Ulm — Adams Park —
On Cottonwood Street 0.2 miles west of South Broadway Street (Minnesota Highway 15 / 68), on the right when traveling west.
Christian Adam(s) was born circa 1812 in Prussia. He sailed from LeHavre, France aboard the ship Pactolus which arrived in New York City October 12, 1846. The passenger manifest listed his occupation as farmer. Petronella Keller Adam(s) was . . . — — Map (db m73759) HM
 
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Nov. 12, 2026