Okoboji in Dickinson County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Granger Cabin

September 11, 2023

1. Granger Cabin Marker

Inscription.
Site of Granger Cabin
Family killed by Indians 1857

Erected 1928 by Ladies of the Lake Chapter D.A.R.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 43° 22.737′ N, 95° 7.668′ W. Marker is in Okoboji, Iowa, in Dickinson County. It is on U.S. 71 north of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Okoboji IA 51355, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Iowa and specifically in Iowa Great Lakes.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mattock Cabin

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Steamships of the Iowa Great Lakes (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Glacial Gift (approx. 0.9 miles away); American Indians & Settlers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Abigail Gardner Sharp (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Gardner Cabin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Abbie Gardner Historic Site (approx. 1.1 miles away).

Granger Cabin Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

September 11, 2023

2. Granger Cabin Marker, from the south

Granger Cabin Marker, from the north image. Click for full size.

September 11, 2023

3. Granger Cabin Marker, from the north

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2023. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 30, 2023. 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2023.