Near Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Employee Duplex No. 2
Photographed By Connor Olson, July 21, 2020
1. Employee Duplex No. 2 Marker
Inscription.
Employee Duplex No. 2. . This structure mirrored the appearance and function of Employee Duplex No. 1. The bricks for both buildings were fired in the Agency’s kiln. Workers at the Agency saw mill, located south east on the Yellow Medicine River cut and process the wood used in construction. Historical records do not indicate which Agency employees lived in this building from 1859 to 1862, but officers were quarter here in 1860 when US soldiers were stationed at the agency. In 1866 Joseph Fortier, a French-Canadian interpreter, he was part of the damn structure as a trading post and store.
This structure mirrored the appearance and function of Employee Duplex No. 1. The bricks for both buildings were fired in the Agency’s kiln. Workers at the Agency saw mill, located south east on the Yellow Medicine River cut and process the wood used in construction. Historical records do not indicate which Agency employees lived in this building from 1859 to 1862, but officers were quarter here in 1860 when US soldiers were stationed at the agency. In 1866 Joseph Fortier, a French-Canadian interpreter, he was part of the damn structure as a trading post and store.
Location. 44° 44.1′ N, 95° 27.181′ W. Marker is near Granite Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Memorial can be reached from Minnesota Route 67, on the right when traveling north. Located in Upper Sioux Agency State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5908 MN-67, Granite Falls MN 56241, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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