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How Dodge Center came to be

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The Dodge Center area was first settled by pioneers in the 1850s. The town was created by the railroad system and named for its central location within Dodge County, Minnesota, which was named for Henry Dodge, twice the governor of Wisconsin.

The first train to reach Dodge Center arrived on July 13, 1866. Shortly after, D.L. Tyler moved to Dodge Center from Ashland (which had no railroad) and built its first general store in 1867. Tyler also became the town's first postmaster.

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Timeline

Dodge Center, 1865 to 1923

Woven from the archive, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1865Born herePerry Greeley Holden is born here
  3. 1875Born hereHarry Byrd Humason is born here
  4. 1891Born hereMilton L. Humason is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1923Born hereShirley Ardell Mason is born here
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Dodge Center, decade by decade

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Famous people

4 famous people were born in Dodge Center

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Milton L. HumasonAmerican astronomer · b. 1891
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Shirley Ardell MasonAmerican artist · b. 1923
Perry Greeley HoldenAmerican agronomist · b. 1865
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Harry Byrd HumasonAmerican banker · b. 1875
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