Elk River in Sherburne County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Memory of Lucy Earle Kelley
Photographed by McGhiever, June 27, 2025
1. In Memory of Lucy Earle Kelley Marker
1st wife of Oliver Hudson Kelley
And their daughter Lucy Wilkin Kelley
Buried on this homestead
L.E.K. 1833-1851
L.W.K. 1851-6 mo.
Placed by Mountain County Pomona Grange No. 4 Connecticut
1959
Erected 1959 by Mountain County Pomona Grange No. 4 Connecticut.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
Location. 45° 15.427′ N, 93° 32.257′ W. Marker is in Elk River, Minnesota, in Sherburne County. It can be reached from Kelly Farm Road Northwest. The marker is at the Oliver Kelley Farm (fee area) southeast of the farmhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River MN 55330, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: What's a Farm without a Cow? (approx. 0.2 miles away); Corn Country (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harvest Time (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mississippi River & Woodlands Trail (approx. Ό mile away); The River Highway (approx. Ό mile away); Oak WoodsA Changing Forest (approx. Ό mile away); Relaxing on the River (approx. Ό mile away); Grange Shrine (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elk River.
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Photographed by McGhiever, June 27, 2025
2. Lucy Earle Kelley Marker beneath an oak at the Oliver Kelley Farm
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
