Near Sunburg in Swift County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Broberg Cabin Massacre Site

Photographed by McGhiever, July 26, 2008

1. Broberg Cabin Massacre Site Marker

Inscription.
This marks the spot where the first Indian massacre took place in this immediate locality August 20th 1862. For further information see Kandiyohi County history. This immemorial erected by P. Broberg being one of the remnants of the massacre.

Erected 1917 by Peter Broberg.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1862.

Location. 45° 19.169′ N, 95° 16.46′ W. Marker is near Sunburg, Minnesota, in Swift County. It is on Unnamed park road north of 15th Street NE (County Highway 95), on the right when traveling north. The marker is in Monson Lake State Park (fee area), east off the park road just past the park office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1690 15th Street NE, Sunburg MN 56289, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Monson Lake Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lundborg Cabin (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Log Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Old Log Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Jericho (approx. 7.2 miles

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away); U.S. Military Post (approx. 7.2 miles away); Isle of Refuge (approx. 7.3 miles away); Lake Florida Mission Covenant Church (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunburg.

Also see . . . Monson Lake State Park on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 10, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

Broberg Cabin Massacre Site Marker and cellar hole of the Broberg cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, July 26, 2008

2. Broberg Cabin Massacre Site Marker and cellar hole of the Broberg cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.