Dayton's Bluff in Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Maḳoc̣e Ṭueŋḣiŋdapi

We Cherish This Place

Photographed by McGhiever, June 13, 2026

1. Maḳoc̣e Ṭueŋḣiŋdapi Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Oṭokahetaŋhaŋ Daḳota oyate kiŋ oyaŋke kiŋ de awaŋyaŋkapi. Waṡicu kiŋ ahiṭip ṡni ec̣ed maḳoc̣e kiŋ de awaŋyaŋkapi. Waic̣aḣyapi, wayuksapi k'a p̣eżi onayaŋpi ohna maḳoc̣e kiŋ de awaŋyaŋkapi. Nakuŋ Daḳota kiŋ wamaḳaṡkaŋ ob ouŋyaŋpi k'a waṭoṭo ahop̣api.

Ómaḳa opawiŋġe aḳe ṡahdoġaŋ sam wikcemna ṡákpe sam yámni héehaŋn Isaŋṭaŋka kiŋ Daḳota oyate Mnisota Maḳoc̣e detaŋhaŋ wic̣akaḣapapi. Hetaŋhaŋ, maḳoc̣e kiŋ de k'a mni kiŋ taŋyaŋ ḳuwap ṡni, ahokip̣api ṡni k'a ḣ'aŋhiya yuṡicapi.

Since time immemorial, Daḳota people have cared for this sacred site. Long before Europeans arrived, they actively managed the land. Through landscape design, curation, tending, harvesting, and fire, they supported a healthy environment. They built close relationships with the plant and animal relatives who also lived here.

In the 1860s, the U.S. government exiled most Daḳota people from their Mní Sota homeland. Over the next century, industrial use desecrated the land, water, and wildlife.

Tak owas ni úŋpig hena mni k'a maḳa waċiŋyaŋpi k'a nakuŋ wac̣iŋkic̣iyaŋpi.
All living beings depend on the land, water, and each other to thrive.

Ómaḳa opawiŋġe aḳe ṡahdoġaŋ sam wikcemna záptaŋ k'a opawiŋġe aḳe napciwaŋka hehaŋyaŋ ded táku óta káġapi k'a nínaḣce óta ahiṭipi.
From 1850-1900, urban growth and industry took over the site.

• Ames & Hoyt Sawmill
• Sanford Sawmill
• Brewers' homes
• Brewery cave
• North Star Brewery
• Shanties
• Lime house
• Waḳaŋ Ṭípi Cave

1980s héehaŋn ded táku sic̣a eḣpeyapi.
In the 1980s, this sacred site became an illegal dumping ground.

The road sketchs [sic] a ragged line along the bluff tops.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 44° 57.138′ N, 93° 4.45′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in Dayton's Bluff. It can be reached from the intersection of Commercial Street and 4th Street E.. The marker is next to the Waḳaŋ Ṭípi Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 590 4th Street E, Saint Paul MN 55106, 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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Waḳaŋ Ṭípi (here, next to this marker); Wic̣oḣ'aŋ

Maḳoc̣e Ṭueŋḣiŋdapi Marker (left) in front of the Waḳaŋ Ṭípi Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 13, 2026

2. Maḳoc̣e Ṭueŋḣiŋdapi Marker (left) in front of the Waḳaŋ Ṭípi Center

(here, next to this marker); Preserving history on the land (within shouting distance of this marker); Nature and history in the Phalen Creek valley (within shouting distance of this marker); Remnants of a Former Rail Yard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Northern Pacific Railway Warehouse (approx. half a mile away); Marty Scott (approx. half a mile away); Terry L. Wetzel (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.

Other markers no longer nearby. A time of environmental and cultural change (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Dakota life along Wakpa Tanka (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on September 9, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. submitted on August 2, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.