Faribault, County seat in Rice County, Minnesota
Faribault stands at the meeting point of the Cannon and Straight Rivers, spreading across 15 square miles of land in southern Minnesota.
Alexander Faribault established a trading post in 1826, leading to rapid expansion from 20 buildings to over 250 structures within one year after 1854.
The Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind contribute to the educational landscape, earning Faribault the title Athens of the West.
Interstate 35 connects Faribault to Minneapolis-Saint Paul, making the city accessible within a 50-mile drive south of the metropolitan area.
The Faribault Woolen Mills produces textiles while operating from its original 1865 location along the Cannon River.
Location: Rice County
Inception: 1855
Elevation above the sea: 303 m
Website: https://ci.faribault.mn.us
GPS coordinates: 44.29497,-93.26883
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:00
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
14.4 km
Thorstein Veblen Farmstead
18.6 km
Rice County Courthouse and Jail
287 m
Christdala Evangelical Swedish Lutheran Church
16.9 km
O. E. Rolvaag House
20.2 km
Archibald Mill
15.8 km
Northfield Public Library
20.1 km
Alexander Faribault House
485 m
Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library
561 m
Valley Grove
15.3 km
Daniel S. Piper House
14.4 km
Blind Department Building and Dow Hall, State School for the Blind
1.2 km
Congregational Church of Faribault
346 m
Bonde Farmhouse
16.1 km
Bridge No. L-5573
17.1 km
Thomas and Bridget Shanahan McMahon House
987 m
Nerstrand City Hall
16.8 km
All Saints Church-Episcopal
19.9 km
Osmund Osmundson House
17.1 km
Edward T. Archibald House
15.5 km
Faribault Viaduct
492 m
Faribault City Hall
269 m
Hauge Lutheran Church
20.2 km
Batchelder's Block
320 m
Northfield Historical Society
19.9 km
Old Main, St. Olaf College
19.6 km
Grand Theatre
20 km
Steensland Library-Saint Olaf College
19.6 kmReviews
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