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  2. Northfield, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 2395265 [3] Sales tax. 7.375% [6] Website. northfieldmn.gov. Northfield is a city in Dakota and Rice counties in the State of Minnesota. It is mostly in Rice County, with a small portion in Dakota County. The population was 20,790 at the 2020 census. [4]

  3. Carleton College - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.carleton.edu. Carleton College (/ ˈkɑːrltɪn / KARL-tin) is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. [7] Founded in 1866, the 200-acre (81 ha) main campus is between Northfield and the approximately 800-acre (320 ha) Cowling Arboretum, which became part of the campus in the 1920s.

  4. St. Olaf College - Wikipedia

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    St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus . The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .

  5. James–Younger Gang - Wikipedia

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    The Rocky Cut raid set the stage for the final act of the James–Younger Gang: the famous Northfield, Minnesota raid on September 7, 1876. The target was the First National Bank of Northfield, which was far outside the gang's usual territory. The idea for the raid came from Jesse and Bob Younger.

  6. Timeline of Northfield, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    1856- Herman Jenkins built the first hotel in Northfield. 1857 John L. Schofield came to Northfield and was the town’s first doctor. He built the first drugstore, which was attached to his house. John North suffered financial failure in the Panic of 1857. 1859- Charles Augustus Wheaton bought John North's financial interests and became one of ...

  7. Rice County, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Rice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,097. [1] Its county seat is Faribault. [2] Rice County comprises the Faribault- Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN- WI Combined Statistical Area.

  8. Northfield High School - Wikipedia

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    Norhian. Website. www.northfieldschools.org. Northfield High School (NHS) is a comprehensive, public high school in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. The school was built in 1966, with additions in 1993 and 1997. The school hosts grades 9-12. As of 2020 there are 1,235 students and 146 faculty members.

  9. Northfield Public Library - Wikipedia

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    The Northfield Public Library is a public library in Northfield, Minnesota. It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, of the Southeast Minnesota library region. The Carnegie Library was built in 1910 with a major addition built in 1985. The library was renovated from 2015 to 2016, with library services moving temporarily to City ...