Willmar in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Foot Cabin
August 26, 2023
1. Foot Cabin Marker
Inscription.
Foot Cabin. . 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.
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.
Location. 45° 9.029′ N, 95° 1.628′ W. Marker is in Willmar, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. Marker 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 30, 2023.
