North Hero Township near Walnut Grove in Redwood County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

"On the Banks of Plum Creek"

September 22, 2024

1. "On the Banks of Plum Creek" Marker

Inscription. A dugout along Plum Creek southeast of this point was the childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who wrote "On the Banks of Plum Creek." Widely known as a children's story, the book tells actual incidents of pioneer life here and in Walnut Grove, including blizzards and a grasshopper plague in the 1870's. Laura's parents were among the early settlers of North Hero Township.
Redwood County Centennial Committee 1862–1962

Erected 1962 by Redwood County Centennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 44° 15.018′ N, 95° 28.344′ W. Marker is near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in Redwood County. It is in North Hero Township. It is on County Highway 5 ¼ mile south of 140th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walnut Grove MN 56180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Great Plains.

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. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Laura's Dugout Home on the Banks of Plum Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walnut Grove Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Revere Area Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 5.7 miles away); The Tracy Tornado Tree / Tracy Tornado Clock (approx. 7.3 miles away); Tracy Tornado Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Tracy Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); Reconciliation Trail (approx. 13½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnut Grove.

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Additional keywords. Laura Ingalls Wilder Monument

"On the Banks of Plum Creek" Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

September 22, 2024

2. "On the Banks of Plum Creek" Marker, from the south

"On the Banks of Plum Creek" Marker, from the north image. Click for full size.

September 22, 2024

3. "On the Banks of Plum Creek" Marker, from the north

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