Northfield is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. A small portion lies in the adjacent Dakota County. The population was 20,790 at the 2020 census. Northfield is 40 mi south of the downto
Bridge Square Historic Downtown Northfield, Minnesota
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised a Southern sympathizer in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his b
Northfield, Minnesota
…the Northfield Retirement Center complex. The northern edge of the city has also been expanding with several residential and commercial developments. Jesse James' and the James-Younger Gang's 1876 attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield serves as a heritage tourism draw for the town. The original…
James c. 1875 in Nebraska City
James' farm in Kearney, Missouri, pictured in March 2010
Ambrotype of James, c. 1862
Copy of an Ambrotype, taken of Jesse James in Platte City on July 10, 1864