Near Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Employee Duplex No. 1

Photographed by Connor Olson, July 21, 2020

1. Employee Duplex No. 1 Marker

Inscription. This brick structure, one of the first duplexes constructed in Minnesota, was erected in 1859-60. The head carpenter, the superintendent of farms, and their families lived here.

The duplex was burned during the Dakota War of 1862. George Olds, a farmer, surveyor, and later member of the Minnesota Legislature, bought this building in 1866 and rebuilt it to use as his family’s home. In 1974 the structure was reconstructed to its original appearance by the Minnesota Historical Society

Erected by Minnesota Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 44° 44.086′ N, 95° 27.107′ W. Marker is near Granite Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. It can be reached from Minnesota Route 67, on the right when traveling north. Located in Upper Sioux Agency State Park near Agency 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota

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and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley.

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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Upper Sioux Agency (a few steps from this marker); The Annuity Center/Warehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Manual Labor School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Upper (Or Yellow Medicine) Sioux Agency (about 300 feet away); Employee Duplex No. 2 (about 300 feet away); Agency Homes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yellow Medicine City (approx. ¼ mile away); Mazomani (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granite Falls.

Reconstructed Employee Duplex No. 1 Agency building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, July 21, 2020

2. Reconstructed Employee Duplex No. 1 Agency building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on June 6, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.