Fort Snelling in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Whiskey
Photographed by Keith L, October 16, 2008
1. Whiskey Marker
A Stout Heart
1911 1943
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 44° 53.64′ N, 93° 11.263′ W. Marker is in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It can be reached from State Highway 55 north of State Highway 5, on the right when traveling north. Marker is between the Mississippi River and the parking lot at Historic Fort Snelling (one mile east of the Twin Cities International Airport). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Minneapolis MN 55417, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 walking distance of this marker: Travel through 10,000 years of human history (within shouting distance of this marker); The Treaty of 1805 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hope (about 600 feet away); Identity (about 700 feet away); Service (about 700 feet away); Giacomo Constantino Beltrami (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth R. Snelling (approx. 0.2 miles away); An Appreciation: Colonel Josiah Snelling (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Snelling.
Regarding Whiskey. Whiskey, who had served in the Philippines, belonged to Battery F of the Fourteenth Field Artillery,
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Photographed by Keith L, October 16, 2008
2. Whiskey Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,031 times since then and 100 times this year. Last updated on November 13, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
