Dodge Center is situated in the center of Dodge County, Minnesota, but it is not the county seat. Located along US Highway 14, the city is east of Claremont and west of Kasson. Other nearby communities include Bixby, Byron, Concord, Havana, Hayfield, Mantorville, Rice Lake, Rock Dell, Salem Corners, Vernon, Wasioja, and West Concord. Owatonna is about twenty-five miles west of Dodge Center. The area was settled as a railroad town in the 1850s, when the Chicago and North Western Railroad came through, and named for Dodge County, which was itself named for Henry Dodge, the governor of Wisconsin. Dodge Center was platted in 1867, and was incorporated in 1872. Its early economy was based on agriculture, grain being the primary crop. At one time, two grain elevators were in operation. The Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad came to Dodge Center in 1885, becoming the Chicago Great Western in 1892. The subject of the 1973 book, Sybil, by Flora Rheta Schreiber, was a graduate of the Dodge Center High School Class of 1941.
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Dodge Center Chamber of Commerce
The membership organization is made up of retail, service, manufacturing, and professional businesses in the Dodge Center, Minnesota area. Membership policies, meeting schedules, a calendar of events, and an overview of the organization’s mission and purpose are featured on the site.
http://www.dodgecenterchamber.org/
The official municipal web site offers a brief history of the city, maps, and a calendar of events, as well as an introduction to the city council, boards and commissions, council agendas and minutes, the city code, and access various forms, reports and documents. Job opportunities are posted to the site.
http://www.ci.dodgecenter.mn.us/
The multi-veterinarian mixed animal clinic offers care for dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas, including emergency care for small and large animals. Its location, hours of operation, appointment policies, staff contacts, and an overview of its services are put forward.
http://www.dodgevetclinic.com/
Specializing in the sale of pre-owned vehicles, the auto dealership is located on Highway Street East in Dodge Center, Minnesota. Directions, a map showing the location of the car lot, its hours of operation, and contacts are posted to the site. Its inventory may be viewed online, or searched for through a number of variables.
http://www.lowellsauto.com/
Precision Plus Firearms Training
The gun training program in Dodge Center, Minnesota offers instruction in the safe storage, handling, situational awareness, conflict avoidance, gear selection, interaction with law enforcement, aftermath of violent encounters, and the justifiable use of force, exceeding the required curriculum for Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Arizona, and Wisconsin. The instructors are introduced and its classes are outlined.
http://www.precisionplusfirearms.com/
The non-profit health care clinic serves low income, uninsured and underinsured women, teens and their partners in the Dodge Center, Minnesota community, offering physical and mental health care, counseling, and education services. Directions, a clinic schedule, and an overview of its services are given.
http://www.thecenterclinic.com/