Redwood Falls in Redwood County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Wowinape or Thomas Wakeman
(1846 – 1886)
Pardoned in 1866, he went to the Santee Reservation and later homesteaded with other Dakota at the bend of the Big Sioux River in Dakota Territory. Thomas Wakeman married Judith Minnetonka in January, 1874. He farmed and carried the U.S. mail. Impressed by the Y.M.C.A., he worked with friends to found the first Indian chapter at Flandreau, Dakota Territory, on April 27, 1879.
Ill with tuberculosis, he returned to boyhood scenes and died at Redwood Falls, Minnesota on January 13, 1886. In his lifetime, he made a path between the Dakota Indian and Euroamerican worlds.
Erected by the Minnesota Historical Society
1992
Erected 1992 by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Minnesota Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1874.
Location. 44° 33.05′ N, 95° 5.936′ W. Marker is in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in Redwood County. Marker can be reached from North Swain Street, 0.8 miles north of East Bridge Street (Minnesota Highway 19), on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Redwood Falls Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redwood Falls MN 56283, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Sears Memorial Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Geology of the Redwood Falls Region (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 1.4 miles away); Clayton H. Pickett / The General Sherman (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lower Sioux Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mdewakanton Ehdakupi Wanagi Makoce (approx. 5.2 miles away); St. Cornelia's Church (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Redwood Falls.
Also see . . .
1. Thomas Wakeman. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on October 28, 2013.)
2. The US-Dakota War of 1862. Minnesota Historical Society. (Submitted on October 28, 2013.)
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