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

Monson Lake Memorial

Photographed by Liz Koele, February 3, 2022

1. Monson Lake Memorial

Inscription. Near this spot in Monson Lake Memorial Park thirteen settlers -- members of the Anders P. and Daniel P. Broberg and Andreas L. Lundborg families -- were killed during the Sioux Uprising on August 20, 1862.

Erected 1962 by the Swift County Historical Society, at a Centennial Observance on Sunday, August 19, 1962.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial 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° 19.179′ N, 95° 16.471′ W. Marker is near Sunburg, Minnesota, in Swift County. It is on 15th Street Northeast (County Road 95) east of 170th Avenue Northeast (County Road 95). Marker is along an unnamed road in Monson Lake State Park, not far from the park's outbuildings. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunburg MN 56289, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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

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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: Broberg Cabin Massacre Site (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 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.

Photographed by Liz Koele, February 3, 2022

2. Monson Lake Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2022, by Liz Koele of St. Paul, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2022, by Liz Koele of St. Paul, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.