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

Foot Cabin

August 26, 2023

1. Foot Cabin Marker

Inscription. Solomon and Adaline (Stocking) Foot, with their four children, were the first settlers in Willmar Township, at this site in 1857. (Nearby Foot Lake was named after them.) Ground was broken in the spring. Vegetables, grain, and corn were planted. At harvest time, they used all types of noises to rescue their crops from hordes of blackbirds.

The Foots learned of approaching Indians on August 20, 1862, and went to the Oscar and Gertrude Erickson home. Oscar and Solomon were injured during a gun battle with the Dakota. Their families went for help. Guri Endreson, with her son, Ole, rescued the two wounded men and brought them to Forest City, where the families were reunited.

Erected 2002 by Austin F. Hanscom Legion Post 167 of Willmar, the Federal Highway Administration, and Kandiyohi County, for the Glacial Ridge Scenic Byway Project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 45° 9.029′ N, 95° 1.628′ W. Marker is in Willmar, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. It is on 26th Avenue Northeast (County Highway 24) half a mile west of U.S. 71B, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Willmar MN 56201, 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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grasshopper Plague (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); C.C.C. Worker (approx. 1.1 miles away); Robbins Island (approx. 1.4 miles away); Engine 2523 (approx. 1.7 miles away); District #18 Schoolhouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Judge Qvale Cabin (approx. 1.7 miles away); The History of Kaffe Fest (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willmar.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Great Northern Railway Engine No. 2523 (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

August 26, 2023

2. Foot Cabin Marker

Foot Cabin Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

August 26, 2023

3. Foot Cabin Marker, from the east

Foot Cabin Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

August 26, 2023

4. Foot Cabin Marker, from the west

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 30, 2023.