Le Sueur in Le Sueur County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Le Sueur

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013

1. Le Sueur Marker

Inscription. Named for Pierre Charles Le Sueur, French explorer who passed the site in 1700. This town on the old Red River trail includes two towns, Le Sueur and Le Sueur City which were laid out in 1852-53 on Prairie Le Fleche about a mile apart. Consolidation and incorporation occurred by legislative act in 1867.

seal of State of Minnesota Department of Highways
seal of The Minnesota Historical Society, Instituted 1849

Erected 1940 by the Minnesota Department of Highways and the Minnesota Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Minnesota Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1700.

Location. 44° 28.519′ N, 93° 54.207′ W. Marker is in Le Sueur, Minnesota, in Le Sueur County. It is at the intersection of Commerce Street (State Highway 112) and Vine Street, on the left when traveling south on Commerce Street. Marker is at Green Giant Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Le Sueur MN 56058, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: The Jolly Green Giant (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. William W. Mayo House

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Roster of the Le Sueur Tigers (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1923 Minnesota River Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Minnesota River Valley (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. Jude's Episcopal Church Congregation (approx. 3.6 miles away); Joseph R. Brown State Monument (approx. 3.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Le Sueur.

Also see . . . Le Sueur, Minnesota. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on May 26, 2013.)

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013

2. Le Sueur Marker

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013

3. Le Sueur Marker

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013

4. Le Sueur Marker

Disc by Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, May 16, 2013

5. Disc by Marker

Green Giant Park On the 75th Anniversary of its founding, Green Giant Company gratefully presents this park to the community of Le Sueur. 1978

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 26, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.