Mankato in Blue Earth County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Ott Cabin

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

1. Ott Cabin Marker

Inscription. Built in 1857 in Mankato Township and was moved to this site, which was once the site of the fur trading post of Henry H. Sibley by the Blue Earth County Historical Society in 1931.

Erected by the Blue Earth County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 44° 9.705′ N, 94° 2.144′ W. Marker is in Mankato, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County. It can be reached from Mound Avenue west of Spence Street. Marker is in Sibley Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Mound Avenue, Mankato MN 56001, 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

and also the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sibley Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Mahkato Memorial Wacipi (approx. ¼ mile away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. ¼ mile away); Sibley Park World War I (approx. ¼ mile away); Ho-Chunk / Winnebago (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lincoln Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Childhood Home of Frances "Bick" Kenney (approx. 1½ miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mankato.

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Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

2. Ott Cabin and Marker

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

3. Ott Cabin

back side

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4. Ott Cabin

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5. Ott Cabin

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 20, 2013

6. Ott Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,157 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.