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A tiny hamlet in southeastern Minnesota is home to the only surviving Civil War recruiting station in Minnesota. 165 years ago, students at a local seminary were among the first in the nation to enlist in the the Union Army.

A crowd of people listens to a speech given in front of the ruins of a limestone building.

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A small, limestone building sits in a grass field.

Archival photograph of a limestone seminary building.

Courtesy of Michael Eckers

A painting of a Civil War battle featuring soldiers in a wooden enclosure surrounded by opposition.

An archival image of rows of chairs and pews in a 19th century classroom.

Courtesy of the Dodge County Historical Society

A group of people cheer after a ribbon cutting next to ruins of a limestone building.

Southeastern Minnesota's hidden historical gems: Restored Civil War buildings reopen to the public

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