Near Stockholm in Pepin County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maiden Rock

Photographed by Keith L, July 24, 2008

1. Maiden Rock Marker

Inscription. The story of Maiden Rock has several versions. One by Mary Eastman was published in 1849. She heard the story from an old Indian friend, Checkered Cloud, who firmly believed the event happened around 1700. A more romantic version in verse was written by Margaret A. Persons.

James Duane Doty accompanied the Henry Schoolcraft expedition into this area and on June 3, 1820, Doty wrote in his journal: "It is told that many years since, a young and beautiful Sioux girl was much attached to a young indian of the same band, and who would have married her but for the interference of her relatives. They insisted upon her marrying another one whom she despised, and she contrived to avoid the connexion for near a year. At length her relations, having sent away the young man she loved, on this point they compelled her to marry the one they wished. It was evening, and she had not been united more than an hour, before they missed her from the lodge. Nothing could be found of her until morning, when they discovered her at the foot of this precipice, down which she probably precipitated herself".

Erected 1966 by the Wisconsin Historical

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Society. (Marker Number 157.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1820.

Location. 44° 30.039′ N, 92° 17.327′ W. Marker is near Stockholm, Wisconsin, in Pepin County. It is on The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 3.1 miles south of County Highway AA, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at a highway pull-off northwest of Stockholm. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockholm WI 54769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Keith L, July 24, 2008

2. Maiden Rock Marker

least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Maiden Rock (approx. 1.3 miles away in Minnesota); Lake Pepin's Shell Game / In Search of Summer (approx. 1.3 miles away in Minnesota); Fort Beauharnois (approx. 1.8 miles away in Minnesota); Frontenac (approx. 2.7 miles away in Minnesota); Wakondiota Park (approx. 2.8 miles away in Minnesota); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 2.9 miles away in Minnesota); The Sea Wing Disaster (approx. 3.1 miles away in Minnesota); Gold Star Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away in Minnesota).

Maiden Rock Pull-Off image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, July 24, 2008

3. Maiden Rock Pull-Off

Photographed by Keith L, July 24, 2008

4. Maiden Rock

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 4,676 times since then and 191 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 7, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.