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

Carrie Johnson

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014

1. Carrie Johnson Marker

Inscription. Mrs. Carrie (Pehrson) Johnson, the first white person buried in what is now Kandiyohi County, came here with her husband, John, and six month old son in the fall of 1857, from Sweden. She died in April 1858, and was buried near her new house. After her death, her family moved to Chisago Lake. Her unmarked grave was discovered by Nels P. Freeman, in 1909, while plowing. A wedding ring proved her identity.

This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society.

Erected by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1858.

Location. 45° 4.999′ N, 94° 52.885′ W. Marker is near Kandiyohi, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County. It is on 120th Street Southeast (County Road 134) 3.9 miles south of 15th Avenue Northeast (U.S. 12), on the right when traveling south. Marker is approximately 10½ driving miles from Willmar. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kandiyohi MN 56251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Minnesota

and specifically in Southwest Minnesota. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Capitol Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Other Day Camp (approx. 3.2 miles away); Farm Holiday Association (approx. 3.3 miles away); Train Wreck (approx. 4.1 miles away); Wakanda (approx. 4.4 miles away); Death of Captain Cady (approx. 4.7 miles away); Red River Trail (approx. 6.6 miles away); US-Dakota War of 1862 Aftermath (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kandiyohi.

More about this marker. The marker has the Historic Site seal of the Kandiyohi County Historical Society · 1895.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014

2. Carrie Johnson Marker

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014

3. Carrie Johnson Marker

Site where unmarked grave of settler was discovered.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,039 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.