Near Essig in Brown County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Milford State Monument

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 30, 2013

1. Milford State Monument

Inscription. Erected by the State of Minnesota in 1929 in the memory of the men, women and children of Milford who were massacred by the Indians, Aug. 18, 1862.

John M. Fink • Monika Fink • Max Fink • Carl Merkle • John B. Zettel • Barbara Zettel • Elizabeth Zettel • Stephan Zettel • Anton Zettel • Johanna Zettel • Max Zeller • Lucretia Zeller • John Zeller • Monica Zeller • Cecelia Zeller • Conrad Zeller • Martin Zeller • Anton Messmer • Mary A. Messmer • Joseph Messmer • Martin Henle • Anton Henle • Mary Henle • Frank Massapust • Mary A. Massapust • Mary Massapust • Julia Massapust • Frank Massapust • John Rhoner • Barbara Rhoner and child • Sebastian May • Barbara May • Henry May • Bertha May • Henry Heyers • Dorothea Heyers • Carl Heyers • John Heyers • Joachin Heyers • Mrs. Jos. Stocher • Benedict Drexler • Frank Drexler • Christ. Haag • Adolph Schilling • John Kech • Brigitta Pelzl • Fred Gluth • Joseph Emmerich • George Roesser • Barbara Roesser • Florian Hartmann • Theresia Eggensdoerfer.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Erected 1929 by the State of Minnesota. (Marker Number 21.)

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.

Location.

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44° 21.388′ N, 94° 35.607′ W. Monument is near Essig, Minnesota, in Brown County. It is on County Road 11 near County Road 29, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Essig MN 56030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Junior Pioneers Tablet (here, next to this marker); Taken by Surprise (here, next to this marker); Ravine Ambush (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Milford Reservation Line (approx. one mile away); Harkin Store (approx. 2.1 miles away); Essig, Minnesota (approx. 2.3 miles away); Turnverein Founding Site (approx. 4½ miles away); Pioneer Monument (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essig.

More about this monument. This monument was the twenty-first of 23 state monuments that were erected by the Minnesota legislature between 1873 and 1929. These monuments represent Minnesota's public efforts to mark historic sites.

Regarding Milford State Monument. In 1862, the Minnesota Dakota, also known by the French term, “Sioux," waged war against the United States following two years of unfulfilled treaty obligations. After attacking the Redwood (Lower Sioux) Agency on August 18, the Dakota moved toward New Ulm. In their path stood a small

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 30, 2013

2. Milford State Monument

settlement known as Milford. There, unprepared for battle, 53 of Milford’s residents were killed in a single day.

Also see . . . The U.S. - Dakota War of 1862. (Submitted on August 21, 2013.)

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 30, 2013

3. Milford State Monument

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