Dodge County (pop. 20,087) is just west of Olmsted County.
The county seat is Mantorville (pop. 1,197). The Dodge County Courthouse is the oldest working courthouse in Minnesota.
The Mantorville area has been known since the 19th century for its quarries of “Mantorville limestone.” The courthouse and the Mantorville Opera House (1918) were built from the limestone.
Kasson, the largest city in Dodge County (pop. 5,931), has an historic water tower (no longer used for water supply) built of limestone.
The Kasson Municipal Building (Old City Hall) was built in the Prairie School style in 1917.
The Kasson State Theatre (1937) still shows first-run movies.
Wasioja Township (pop. 963) has Civil War Days every summer.
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