Irving Township near Spicer in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Indian Camp
August 26, 2023
1. Indian Camp Marker
Inscription.
Indian Camp. . Native Americans camped in Kandiyohi County for thousands of years before white settlers arrived in the 1850s. One of the large Indian camp sites was here on the north shore of Green Lake. The Santee, or eastern bands of the Dakota Indians, were the last tribe to live in this area. Before the Santee arrived, the Yankton, or middle bands of the Dakota, were in this area. The Dakota had previously lived in the forests of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, until increasing pressures from eastern tribes drove them west and south. They remained here until they ceded their lands through treaties of the 1850s.
Native Americans camped in Kandiyohi County for thousands of years before white settlers arrived in the 1850s. One of the large Indian camp sites was here on the north shore of Green Lake. The Santee, or eastern bands of the Dakota Indians, were the last tribe to live in this area. Before the Santee arrived, the Yankton, or middle bands of the Dakota, were in this area. The Dakota had previously lived in the forests of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, until increasing pressures from eastern tribes drove them west and south. They remained here until they ceded their lands through treaties of the 1850s.
Erected 2002 by Robert Ihlang Legion Post 537 of New London, the Federal Highway Administration, and Kandiyohi County, for the Glacial Ridge Scenic Byway Project.
Location. 45° 16.378′ N, 94° 52.571′ W. Marker is near Spicer, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. It is in Irving Township. It can be reached from North Shore Drive (County Highway 30) 0.4 miles west of County Road 4 NE, on the right when traveling east. Located at Green Lake County Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12318 N Shore Dr, Spicer MN 56288, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Minnesota and specifically in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2023. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2023.
