Near Morton in Renville County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Earle Monument
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
1. Earle Monument
Renville Co. Pioneers,
Aug. 18, 1907.
In Memory of
Radnor Earle
who was killed by the
Indians in the massacre
of Aug. 18, 1862
while Saving his Father's life.
Erected 1907 by the Renville County Pioneers. (Marker Number RN-BFS-002.)
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1889.
Location. 44° 35.885′ N, 94° 59.686′ W. Monument is near Morton, Minnesota, in Renville County. It is on 340th Street (U.S. 71) 0.4 miles north of 695th Avenue (County Road 116), on the left when traveling north. Marker is at Morton Pioneer Monuments Wayside Park – a highway pull-off located at a communications tower site. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 69891 U.S Highway 71, Morton MN 56270, 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, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henderson Monument (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Birch Coulee (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Fight Was On (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Prairie Factor (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different
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Regarding Earle Monument. After his father died, his gravestone was moved from where he was killed and buried – near this location – to the parents gravesite at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars, Iowa. It is believed that his remains were left at the original burial site.
Also see . . . Morton Pioneer Monuments. Minnesota Department of Transportation Historic Roadside Development Structures Inventory. "The Earle Marker was originally erected in 1907 by the Renville County Pioneers on the Louis Zinne farm in Beaver Falls Township where the boy was killed. The marker was moved to this site prior to 1948." (Submitted on November 30, 2013.)
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
2. Earle Monument
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
3. Earle Monument
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
4. Communications Radio Tower
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 25, 2013
5. Communications Site Signs
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
