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11 unusual facts about Dakota County


Art Seaberg

An attorney by profession, he represented District 38B in Dakota County as an Independent-Republican.

Castle Rock, Minnesota

Castle Rock is an unincorporated community in Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.

Coates, Minnesota

The city of Coates incorporated in 1953 at the northwest corner of Vermillion Township, and was named for early settler G. A. Coates.

Dakota County

Dakota County, Minnesota in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of east-central Minnesota

Denny McNamara

A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 54B, which includes portions of Dakota and Washington counties in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Eureka Center, Minnesota

Eureka Center is an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.

New Trier, Minnesota

New Trier is located entirely within Hampton Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Ralph F. Beermann

After the war he partnered with his six brothers (the Beermann Brothers) in farming, alfalfa dehydrating and cattle raising in Dakota County, Nebraska.

Randolph, Minnesota

Randolph is located entirely within Randolph Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Vermillion, Minnesota

Vermillion is located entirely within Vermillion Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Waterford, Minnesota

Waterford is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.


Rock Island Swing Bridge

There is some evidence that gangster John Dillinger fled across the bridge into Inver Grove Heights after a running gun battle with Dakota County deputies in Newport and St. Paul Park.

School of Environmental Studies, Minnesota

Another innovation championed by this program includes their annual "adventure learning activity "Eco-Challenge" conducted at nearby Lebanon Hills Regional Park located in Dakota County, Minnesota.