Near Sacred Heart in Renville County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Farther and Gay Castle
These ruins are all that remain of a large stone house built in 1861 by Joseph R. Brown, frontier fur trader, Indian agent, politician, journalist, and inventor.
The house, known as Farther and Gay Castle, was a center of hospitality and happy family life for the short time that Brown, his mixed-blood Sioux wife, and their twelve children lived in it.
On August 19, 1862, during the Sioux Uprising, the Browns were forced to flee their home, which was looted and burned by the attacking Indians.
1958
Hans M. Strandjord
Nels M. Strandjord
Euphemia Strandjord
Donors of this
3 acre memorial park
in 1937
Erected 1968
Erected 1958.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 44° 41.783′ N, 95° 19.352′ W. Marker is near Sacred Heart, Minnesota, in Renville County. Marker is on 145th Street (County Road 15) 0.1 miles west of 180th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacred Heart MN 56285, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker , measured as the crow flies. The Joseph R. Brown House (a few steps from this marker); The Kittelsland Water Wheel (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Enestvedt Marker (approx. 1.4 miles away); A Family's Proud Heritage (approx. 1˝ miles away); A New Life with Family and Friends (approx. 2.2 miles away); Boiling Spring (approx. 3.1 miles away); Vicksburg Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Taoyateduta Leads His People in War (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacred Heart.
Regarding Farther and Gay Castle. The three-and-a-half story Farther and Gay Castle is a pun on Fotheringhay Castle (also Fotheringay Castle) in Fotheringhay, a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. Fotheringhay Castle is where Mary, Queen of Scots, was tried and beheaded in 1587.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 890 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 17, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.