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Near St. Peter in Nicollet County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site

 
 
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013
1. Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site Marker
Inscription.
Marking the Site of
the Treaty of
Traverse des Sioux
July 23, 1851

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Erected by
Captain Richard Somers Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Saint Peter, Minnesota
1913

 
Erected 1913 by Captain Richard Somers Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1861.
 
Location. 44° 21.277′ N, 93° 57.356′ W. Marker is near St. Peter, Minnesota, in Nicollet County. Marker can be reached from Old Minnesota Avenue west of Minnesota Avenue (U.S. 169). A small parking lot is just west of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Peter MN 56082, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux (here, next to this marker); The Old French Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); A River Crossroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Exploring the River Valley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fur Trader Louis Provencalle (approx.
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¼ mile away); The Rush for Land (approx. 0.3 miles away); Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ministering to the Dakota (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Peter.
 
Regarding Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site. Government officials established a camp here to negotiate a treaty with representatives of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux for almost twenty-four million acres called the Suland.
 
Also see . . .
1. Treaty of Traverse des Sioux. Wikipedia entry. "The Wahpeton and Sisseton bands ceded their lands in southern and western Minnesota Territory, along with some lands in Iowa and Dakota Territory." (Submitted on June 27, 2013.) 

2. Traverse des Sioux. Wikipedia entry. "Formerly a Minnesota state park, the site of the old settlement and river ford is now a State Historic Site and a Minnesota State Monument, and is on the National Register of Historic Places." (Submitted on June 27, 2013.) 
 
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013
2. Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site and Marker
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013
3. The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site
National Register of Historic Places #73000990
<i>Traverse des Sioux State Park. - St. Peter, Minn.</i> image. Click for full size.
circa 1925
4. Traverse des Sioux State Park. - St. Peter, Minn.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.   4. submitted on December 21, 2014.

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