Whipholt in Cass County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Sugar Point Battle
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 2003
1. Sugar Point Battle Marker
Erected by Minnesota Historical Society & State of Minnesota Department of Highways.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Minnesota Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1869.
Location. 47° 3.005′ N, 94° 21.426′ W. Marker is in Whipholt, Minnesota, in Cass County. Marker is on State Highway 200, 0.3 miles east of County Route 165, on the left when traveling east. Located at a roadside stop on Whipholt Beach Road (Maple Leaf Drive) on the north side of Minnesota Hwy 200. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walker MN 56484, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lucette Diana Kensack (approx. 11.4 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is a large and well-weathered metal plaque atop
this page online
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1. Battle of Sugar Point. Excerpt:
The Battle of Sugar Point, or the Battle of Leech Lake, was fought on October 5, 1898 between the 3rd U.S. Infantry and members of the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians in a failed attempt to apprehend Pillager Ojibwe Bugonaygeshig ("Old Bug" or "Hole-In-The-Day"), as the result of a dispute with Indian Service officials on the Leech Lake Reservation in Cass County, Minnesota. Often referred to as "the last Indian Uprising in the United States", the engagement was also the first battle to be fought in the area of the United States known as the Old Northwest since the Black Hawk War in 1832. It is sometimes considered to be the last battle fought between Native Americans and the U.S. Army.(Submitted on October 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. The Battle of Sugar Point. Excerpt:
The 1898 Battle of Sugar Point is generally agreed to be the last battle between the United States and Native American tribes. The battle was small and quick. Still, it is sobering to think a battle between the United States and members of a sovereign(Submitted on October 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)nation occurred on this peaceful lake within the lifetime of your great grandparents.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 3, 20032. Sugar Point Battle MarkerLooking north across Leech Lake toward the battle site on the opposite side.
3. The Battle of Sugar Point. Excerpt:
In the late 19th century, tensions were high between many Ojibwe in northern Minnesota and the government, including conflicts over logging on reservations. Timber companies often violated the law, taking more trees than allowed and were late with tribal payments for the wood. On Sept. 25, 1898, less than two weeks before the Battle of Sugar Point, several Ojibwe leaders petitioned President William McKinley, writing, “We now have only the pine lands of our reservations for our future subsistence and support, but the manner in which we are being defrauded out of these has alarmed us.”(Submitted on October 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,617 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on October 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
