The material was first compiled in an English class at Triton Senior High School, Dodge Center, Minnesota. Students collected these tales and legends from persons living in Dodge County. Being a collection of legends, no attempt at historical verification was attempted. Reprinted below is a sample of some of the legends from the original booklet.
Legends: Legends are often believed by the tale-tellers to be true. Legends may grow up around historical persons, either well-known or local characters, or around actual events---fires, plagues, or famines. Legends usually involve actual place names or geological formations. Legends are, unfortunately for those who wish more information, usually fragmentary.
---taken from "Understanding Folklore" by L. Russell (J. Weston Walch, publisher, 1976).
Taken from The Legends of Dodge County © copyright 1992 John F. Schreiber