Near St. Peter in Nicollet County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Old Traverse Cemetery

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

1. Old Traverse Cemetery Marker

Inscription. March, 1856 – Traverse des Sioux and St. Peter organized a cemetery Assoc. purchasing 10 acres. Early Missionaries, pioneer, and Civil War Veterans are buried here.

Rev. T. C. Williamson, first Missionary in this area and Rev. Stephen Riggs translated the Bible, hymnals, and text books to the Sioux Language. Rev. Williamson after the Sioux uprising walked to Mankato every week to preach to the Indians in prison. Many later became missionaries to their own people.

Nicollet County Bicentennial Commission

Erected 1976 by Nicollet County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 44° 22.056′ N, 93° 58.744′ W. Marker is near St. Peter, Minnesota, in Nicollet County. It is on County Road 20 1.2 miles north of State Highway 22, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Green Lawn Cemetery. 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 Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A River Crossroad (approx. 1.4 miles away); Treaty of Traverse des Sioux Site (approx. 1½ miles away); The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux (approx. 1½ miles away); The Old French Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Exploring the River Valley (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fur Trader Louis Provencalle (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Rush for Land (approx. 1.8 miles away); Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Peter.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

2. Old Traverse Cemetery Marker

east side of marker with duplicate text

Old Traverse Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

3. Old Traverse Cemetery and Marker

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

4. Old Traverse Cemetery and Marker

Green Lawn Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

5. Green Lawn Cemetery

Old Traverse Cemetery

Nearby D. A. R. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

6. Nearby D. A. R. Marker

Green Lawn · also called Traverse Cemetery · 1856.
Marked by the D. A. R.

Nearby Christian Missionaries Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

7. Nearby Christian Missionaries Marker

Decidated to the early Christian Missionaries to the Dakota Indians · 1834 1879 · Especially to Honor the Pioneers in this Service · Thomas S. Williamson M. D. · Stephen Riggs · Samuel W. Pond · Gideon H. Pond and to the Band of Heroic Men and Women who Organized the Presbyterian Church and Built the Traverse des Sioux Church 1856 1858 · On Chapel 1923 · Marker 1959

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,687 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 1, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.