South Saint Paul in Dakota County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Kaposia Village

Photographed by Keith L, May 12, 2010

1. Kaposia Village Marker

Inscription. Here on the Mendota Trail from 1839 to 1852 stood the Sioux village of the Little Crow family. An attempted Chippewa attack in 1842 precipitated the Battle of Kaposia across the river. After the Treaty of Mendota in 1851 the band moved up the Minnesota River to the Lower Sioux Agency region near Redwood.

Erected by the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Department of Highways.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Minnesota Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 44° 54.837′ N, 93° 3.284′ W. Marker is in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Dakota County. It is at the intersection of Butler Avenue (County Highway 4) and North Concord Street (State Highway 156) on Butler Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: South Saint Paul MN 55075, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kaposia: Dakota Village on the Mississippi River (approx. ¼ mile away); Holman Field (approx. 1.6 miles away); Charles W. Holman (approx. 1.6 miles away); Swift & Company

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Frank Rarig, Jr. (approx. 1.9 miles away); Riverside Hangars (approx. 1.9 miles away); Battle Creek Regional Park (approx. 2 miles away); Saint Paul Downtown Airport Seaplane Harbor (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Saint Paul.

Photographed by Keith L, May 12, 2010

2. Kaposia Village Marker

Photographed by Keith L, May 12, 2010

3. Kaposia Village Marker

Nearby Kaposia Village Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, May 12, 2010

4. Nearby Kaposia Village Marker

Area site of Kaposia Indian Village 1839-1852

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,601 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.