Near Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Agency Homes
Photographed By Connor Olson, July 21, 2020
1. Agency Homes Marker
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Agency Homes. . The 1860 US census list a population of 245 in Renville County from a statewide population of 172,023. About 100 people lived here at the Upper Sioux Agency in August, 1862, in homes such as this one built for families of government employees. Cellar depressions mark the locations of the homes. The Indian Agent, assistant agent, warehouse clerk, and blacksmith were among those who lived at this location. How the frame and log homes looked is not known, but appears that the sellers have wood floors, plastered walls, and walk out entrances. A root cellar and a cistern are also visible. Halfway down the ravine is the spring that supplied water to the Agency. All buildings at the Agency were looted and burned during the six-week U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
The 1860 US census list a population of 245 in Renville County from a statewide population of 172,023. About 100 people lived here at the Upper Sioux Agency in August, 1862, in homes such as this one built for families of government employees. Cellar depressions mark the locations of the homes. The Indian Agent, assistant agent, warehouse clerk, and blacksmith were among those who lived at this location. How the frame and log homes looked is not known, but appears that the sellers have wood floors, plastered walls, and walk out entrances. A root cellar and a cistern are also visible. Halfway down the ravine is the spring that supplied water to the Agency. All buildings at the Agency were looted and burned during the six-week U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
Location. 44° 44.137′ N, 95° 27.298′ W. Marker is near Granite Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Located in the Upper Sioux Agency State Park picnic area at Picnic Trail. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 225 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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