Slaughter Slough Waterfowl Production Area
This site is the approximate location of a battle which occurred on August 20, 1862, between Dakota (Sioux) Indians and settlers fleeing to New Ulm from their cabins along Lake Shetek. This tragic encounter claimed the lives of at least two Dakota warriors and fourteen settlers, which included men, woman and children. Most of the fourteen died in this immediate area.
Eleven settlers, all women and children were also taken captive. One child died in captivity, another child and adult later escaped. Through the heroic efforts of ten young Teton Lakota boys, the remaining eight captives were later rescued just north of what is now Mobridge, South Dakota.
This site is now part of the National Wildlife Refuge System and is managed to benefit wildlife with an emphasis on waterfowl production.
Erected 2003 by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas • Wars, US Indian • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1862.
Location. 44° 5.147′ N, 95° 37.133′ W. Marker is near Currie,
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reconciliation Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Currie Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tragedy Surrounds Smith Lake on August 20, 1862 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Shetek Monument (approx. 3.7 miles away); Avoca (approx. 9.6 miles away); Tracy Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.6 miles away); The Tracy Tornado Tree / Tracy Tornado Clock
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
