Traverse Township in Fort Rd Rural St. Peter in Nicollet County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Prairie Was Their Home

Photographed by Cameron Miller

1. The Prairie Was Their Home Marker

Inscription. Under this virgin sod lie the bones of several Sioux Indians. Members of Chief Sleepy Eye's band in the 1830's. Here still grow over 100 species of flora. Please help preserve this bit of native land.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 44° 19.589′ N, 94° 0.588′ W. Marker is in Fort Rd Rural St. Peter, Minnesota, in Nicollet County. It is in Traverse Township. It is at the intersection of Old Fort Road (County Road 5) and 371st Ave (County Road 40), on the right when traveling west on Old Fort Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Peter MN 56082, 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

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

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Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gustavus Adolphus College (approx. 1.9 miles away); Union Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Eugene St. Julien Cox House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Nicollet County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); The Bornemann House (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Peter Boat Landing (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Traverse Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Old French Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Additional keywords. Virgin Great Plains Prairie, Sioux tribe burial spot

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2026, by Cameron Miller of North Mankato, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 8, 2026, by Cameron Miller of North Mankato, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.