Tordenskjold Township near Dalton in Otter Tail County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tordenskjold A County Seat in 1870.

October 24, 2024

1. Tordenskjold A County Seat in 1870. Marker

Inscription. This settlement consisting of a saw mill and general store, although never platted, was named the county seat of Otter Tail Co. by legislative act Feb. 28, 1870. Steps for the erection of county buildings were taken by the county commissioners meeting here, but a law of Feb. 16, 1871, returned the county seat to Otter Tail City, originally named in the County Organization Act of 1858. In 1872 the county seat was finally moved to Fergus Falls. Tordenskjold soon became one of Minnesota's vanished towns.

This monument erected by the Township of Tordenskjold and dedicated by the Otter Tail Co. Historical Society, June 30, 1940

Erected 1940 by the Township of Tordenskjold and dedicated by the Otter Tail Co. Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1870.

Location. 46° 12.085′ N, 95° 52.202′ W. Marker is near Dalton, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County. It is in Tordenskjold Township. It is at the intersection of County Highway 39 and Back Lake Road, on the right when traveling north on County Highway 39. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Dalton MN 56324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dalton Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Dalton (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sverdrup Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 6.8 miles away); Dane Prairie (approx. 6.8 miles away); Leading a Community Transformation (approx. 9½ miles away); Battle Lake (approx. 9.6 miles away); Prairie Wetlands Learning Center (approx. 10.3 miles away); Ottertail County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 11.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dalton.

Also see . . . Tordenskjold Township - Otter Tail County Historical Society. (Submitted on November 19, 2024.)

Tordenskjold Monument, from the south image. Click for full size.

October 24, 2024

2. Tordenskjold Monument, from the south

Tordenskjold Monument, from the north image. Click for full size.

October 24, 2024

3. Tordenskjold Monument, from the north

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