Jackson in Jackson County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Jackson County Massacre Monument

July 30, 2022

1. Jackson County Massacre Monument

Inscription. Erected by the State of Minnesota
in the year 1909, to the memory of the pioneer setters of Jackson County, whose names are inscribed below, massacred by the Sioux Indians on March 26th, 1857, and August 24th, 1862.
1857 Massacre William Wood · George Wood · Joshua Stewart · Willie Thomas · two children of Joshua Stewart

1862 Massacre Ole Fohre · Johanes Axe · Mikkel Olson · Lars Furness · Brita Langeland · Anna Langeland · Aagaata Langeland · Nickolai Langeland · Knud Langeland · Knud Middssad and wife · Lars Gjornevik and wife

Erected 1909 by the State of Minnesota.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is March 26, 1857.

Location. 43° 37.569′ N, 94° 59.202′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Minnesota, in Jackson County. It is on Riverside Drive 0.1 miles west of State Street, on the left when traveling west. Located in Ashley Park in Jackson. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 418 Riverside Dr, Jackson MN 56143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olson Slaabakken Cabin / The Jackson County Massacre Monument

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(here, next to this marker); Olson-Slaabakken Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Wood Brothers Trading Post (approx. ¼ mile away); Government Ditches (approx. 1.9 miles away); History in the Soil (approx. 4.9 miles away); State Line Congregation (approx. 9.9 miles away in Iowa); Marble Cabin (approx. 12½ miles away in Iowa); First Fort in Dickinson County (approx. 14.8 miles away in Iowa). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

July 30, 2022

2. Jackson County Massacre Monument

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