Near U.S. 75 at County Road 60, on the right when traveling north.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Oct. 14, 2010. Built in 1896 at a cost of $3,300 on land given by Sevrin & Lisbet Huselid. — — Map (db m130999) HM
On St Marys Avenue (Minnesota Route 28 at milepost 22), 0.9 miles west of U.S. 75, on the right when traveling west.
About 1866 a trading post on the Fort Wadsworth Trail was established on
Tokua Lakes a mile west of town. Early in 1878 Archbishop Ireland, after erecting a church on the present town site, located several hundred families in the vicinity through . . . — — Map (db m156662) HM
On County Route 28 at Bloomington Ave. N, on the right when traveling east on County Route 28.
The village of Odessa began in 1879 with it's first settler, A.D. Beardsley. He was the Milwaukee depot agent and owner of the first general store. Mr. Beardsley lost a three-year-old daughter, Dessa, to diphtheria. It was after this girl that the . . . — — Map (db m100967) HM
Near U.S. 12 0.1 miles west of U.S. 75, on the left when traveling west.
Imagine a tremendous torrent of glacial melt water pushing and then bursting across the continental divide and scouring its way to the Gulf of Mexico. The massive river was, in places, almost two miles wide and 130 feet deep. About 13,000 years . . . — — Map (db m160960)
Of all the geological agents which have played a part in shaping the face of Minnesota, the most overwhelming and powerful one is glacial ice. At least four times during the last million years, continental glaciers have spread over the state . . . — — Map (db m101379) HM
Legend has it that Paul Bunyan was mighty in the sport of fishing as in all else. He picked Minnesota for most of his fishing and is credited with creating more than a few of its ten thousand lakes.
Big Stone Lake, visible here to the . . . — — Map (db m101378) HM
Near U.S. 12 0.1 miles west of U.S. 75, on the left when traveling west.
Red River Ox Carts were made of wood and leather. They could hold over 600 pounds. Trading posts had regular routes — one at Hartford State Park in South Dakota, one at the foot of Big Stone Lake and one about 8 miles up. — — Map (db m306963) HM
On State Highway 68 at 227th Lane, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 68.
The above locations of Welsh Churches were established in Blue Earth County after the first Welsh settlers expanded from this farm site, which was claimed by Humphrey Jones and Thomas Y. Davis on April 26, 1855.
In the wooded area . . . — — Map (db m203325) HM
On East Robinson Street east of North Main Street (County Highway 76), on the right when traveling east.
"Who says we cannot build railroads in the winter?" asked the Mankato Weekly Union on December 10, 1869, in an article announcing that the tracks of the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad had reached the new town of Lake Crystal.
The . . . — — Map (db m67364) HM
Near 230th Street east of Park Road, on the right.
When still a daring young flier barnstorming southern Minnesota in August, 1923, Lindbergh landed in the wheat field just northwest of where this Plaque is located. A devil-may-care youngster, he took up adventurous customers at five dollars a . . . — — Map (db m277562) HM
On Warren Street north of Stadium Road, on the left when traveling east.
Philosophy.
Amos Owen was a Dakota elder and spiritual leader who wanted to preserve and restore traditional Dakota beliefs and practices. He believed that the suppression of Indian peoples had led to many parts of the culture being almost . . . — — Map (db m21588) HM
On 5th Street north of East Hickory Street when traveling north.
This land was first designated for a courthouse in 1854, just one year after the Territory of Minnesota created Blue Earth County. In 1856, Blue Earth County built the first county building, a log jail and frame single-story house, for the . . . — — Map (db m274057) HM
On Center Street at E. Lewis Street, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
Frances "Bick" Kenney, daughter of Patrick and Rose Kenney, was born on July 13, 1891, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Kenney family lived in this house from 1898 to 1911. Frances Kinny Kirch and Maud Hart Lovelace were lifelong friends. Maud . . . — — Map (db m237496) HM
On Center Street at E. Lewis Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
Maud Palmer Hart, daughter of Thomas and Stella Hart, was born on April 25, 1892, in Mankato, Minnesota. The Hart family lived in this house from 1892 to 1906. It was here that Maud met her best friend, Frances "Bick" Kenny, who moved into the . . . — — Map (db m237515) HM
On Lincoln Street at Grove Street on Lincoln Street.
In Honor of
Union Veterans of
the Civil War
Erected by the City of Mankato
for Alexander Wilkin Post No. 19
Department of Minnesota
Grand Army of the Republic — — Map (db m67086) WM
On East Main Street at North Riverfront Drive on East Main Street.
The last act of the Minnesota Dakota (Sioux) War took place here in Mankato on December 26, 1862 when thirty-eight Dakota Indians died in a mass execution on this site.
The Dakota War was a culmination of years of friction between Dakota . . . — — Map (db m14195) HM
On Civic Center Plaza (Hickory Street) west of S. 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Early European explorers were drawn to the Minnesota River Valley's unique characteristics just like the Native Americans before them. French Fur Trader and Explorer Pierre Charles Le Sueur was the first recorded European explorer of the . . . — — Map (db m237541) HM
On Civic Center Plaza (Hickory Street) west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
European settlers began arriving in the area in the 1850s. The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, signed July 23, 1851, allowed settlers to claim land that had once belonged to the Dakota. In 1852, Parsons King Johnson and Henry Jackson claimed the . . . — — Map (db m236258) HM
On East Pleasant Street west of Parson Street, on the right when traveling west.
This home, also known as the Eberhart House, at 228 East Pleasant Street (formerly 228 Clark Street) was built in 1903, about the time Adolph Olson Eberhart began his political career. Eberhart, the 17th Governor of Minnesota, was born in . . . — — Map (db m277566) HM
This building was used to store the customer's grain as it was brought in and the finished product of flour or grist until it could be picked up. It may have also doubled as sleeping quarters for those who preferred to wait until their grain could . . . — — Map (db m197027) HM
On Weaver Street east of Warren Street, on the right when traveling east.
This area (Bunker Hill) once served as a Civil War recruitment center, but this was not the primary reason for its acquisition. The Mankato City Council purchased approximately 10.2 acres at 150 dollars an acre on October 15, 1874, with the . . . — — Map (db m68276) HM
On Minnesota River Trail, on the right when traveling south.
Through treaty negotiations, the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago moved their homes to Blue Earth County in 1855, and by 1863 they were gone. Parts of what would become Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois had been their homeland for centuries. European explorers . . . — — Map (db m14053) HM
On South Broad Street at Warren Street on South Broad Street.
Rensselaer Dean Hubbard, successful entrepreneur and civic leader, built his house on Broad Street in three stages: in 1871, 1888 and 1905. During the
late 19th century, many of Mankato’s captains of industry and commerce established their . . . — — Map (db m66338) HM
On East Lewis Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling west on East Lewis Street.
This house, at 332 Center Street, was the Kenney family home from 1898 until 1911. Patrick Kenney worked for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Minneapolis and came to work at their Mankato store in 1897. The Kenneys purchased this house in 1898 . . . — — Map (db m202939) HM
On South Broad Street north of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north.
The desire to honor the memory of Mankato's Civil War dead prompted a citizens' committee headed by John Ray to purchase the triangular parcel of land in the Warren's Addition, bordered by Broad, Lincoln and Grove streets, and dominated by a . . . — — Map (db m66655) HM
On Center Street at East Lewis Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
Born in Mankato on April 25, 1892, Maud Palmer Hart lived in this home at 333 Center Street until 1906. In 1897 Frances "Bick" Kenney moved into the house across the street, at 332 Center Street, and the two girls became lifelong best friends. . . . — — Map (db m203292) HM
Following the usual pattern of river town development, steamboating was essential for Mankato, from its founding in 1852 until the arrival of the first railroad in 1868.
During the heyday of steamboating at Mankato, boats based at St. Paul . . . — — Map (db m129536) HM
Since the end of the last ice age, Minneopa Creek has carved a ravine through sandstone bedrock, creating a spectacular double waterfall.
Sometimes roaring, sometimes just a trickle, these falls have been an attraction for hundreds of years. This . . . — — Map (db m231657) HM
On Civic Center Plaza (Hickory Street) at S. 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Civic Center Plaza (Hickory Street).
Native Americans arrived in the area nearly 11,000 years ago, shortly after the glaciers receded. They lived in small, migratory, family-based groups and used plants and animals from the river valley and nearby uplands. Around 2,500 years ago, . . . — — Map (db m237583) HM
On Civic Center Plaza (Hickory Street) west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Before the railroads and highways, the river was the best way to get goods and people to the new frontier of southern Minnesota. River transportation was much faster and easier than traveling through the dense forests that covered much of central . . . — — Map (db m236265) HM
Built in 1857 in Mankato Township and was moved to this site, which was once the site of the fur trading post of Henry H. Sibley by the Blue Earth County Historical Society in 1931. — — Map (db m66845) HM
This Park is named in honor of Ray Erlandson, and through him, all the men and women who have served the citizens of the City of Mankato as firefighters promoting and preserving the public's safety. Ray Erlandson served as a City of Mankato . . . — — Map (db m120008) HM
From the founding of Mankato in 1852 to today, this area on the bank of the Minnesota River has served as the birthplace of industrial and commercial development in Mankato. By the turn of the last century, Mankato saw increased industrial expansion . . . — — Map (db m302971) HM
The Seppman wind mill produced flour until it fell victim to natural disasters and new milling technology.
Construction Begins
Realizing the need for a local source of flour, Louis Seppman, a stone mason by trade, began . . . — — Map (db m197018) HM
On October 3, 1887 the City of Mankato purchased 120 acres for $13,088 at the confluence of the Blue Earth and Minnesota Rivers to create Mankato’s first park. Sibley Park was named for Henry Hastings Sibley (later Minnesota’s first Governor) who . . . — — Map (db m66483) HM
On Flag Day in 1926, two German 105mm howitzer field guns were dedicated at this Sibley Park
site as war trophies and memorials to the sacrifice made by those who served from Blue Earth County in
the First World War. These artillery pieces were . . . — — Map (db m66757) HM
On South Broad Street south of East Hickory Street, on the left when traveling south.
This brick home sheltered the renowned novelist Sinclair Lewis in 1919. A native of Minnesota, Lewis worked on the famed book, "Main Street," while residing here. Lewis was the first American to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930. — — Map (db m66511) HM
Near Amos Owen Lane north of South Riverfront Drive (U.S. 169).
This memorial is to honor those Dakota who created the First Mahkato Wacipi in 1972.
The Wacipi is to remember the thirty-eight Dakota executed in Mankato in 1862 and to create a spirit of reconciliation between the people of Mankato and . . . — — Map (db m17506) HM
On South 2nd Street at Warren Street on South 2nd Street.
The
Lorin & Lulu Cray Home
was given to the
Young Women's Christian Association
for the women and girls of
Mankato and vicinity
by
Judge and Mrs. Lorin Cray
1927
This property has been
placed on the
National Register . . . — — Map (db m66783) HM
Archaeology reveals the past in layers of soil here at Minneopa State Park. The artifacts below suggest that people hunted bison for thousands of years. Yet a recent turn of events removed these massive herds from daily life. Bones from slaughtered . . . — — Map (db m197043) HM
On N 2nd Street at E. Mabel Street, on the right when traveling north on N 2nd Street.
Tourtellotte Park is named for Colonel John E. Tourtellotte--a lawyer, Civil War veteran and Mankato philanthropist. Tourtellotte was born July 3, 1833 in Connecticut. He opened a law practice in Mankato in 1857. When the Civil War broke out in . . . — — Map (db m306883) HM
On North 4th Street north of East Plum Street, on the right when traveling north.
Washington Park
During the summer of 1868, the Minnesota Valley Railway Company contracted more than 500 people to grade and lay ties and tracks from Kasota to Mankato, reaching Mankato October 3, 1868.
The mainline was known as the . . . — — Map (db m66635) HM
The First Presbyterian Church of Mankato traces back to the very early days of the town's settlement. The first church meetings were held in 1855 in a log structure which served as a school and worship space for several congregations. The church . . . — — Map (db m274058) HM
There are various historic markers, monuments and buildings in Mankato and North Mankato dedicated to reconciliation and remembrance of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and the 38 Dakota Warriors executed. Visit each site to learn more about the War . . . — — Map (db m279741) HM
In honor of Amos Owen, Norman Crooks and Hereditary Chief Ernest Wabasha for their lasting efforts toward reconciliation among all people.
Grandfather, I come to you this day In my humble way to offer prayers
for the thirty-eight Dakota who . . . — — Map (db m270048) HM
On Minneopa State Park south entrance road south of Gadwall Road (County Route 69), on the right when traveling east.
Robert was park superintendent from 1936 - 1939 at Minneopa State Park. He supervised the Works Progress Act (WPA) projects and planted many trees that still thrive today. Frieda operated a concession stand in the park that is now a visitor center. . . . — — Map (db m226147) HM
Near Gadwall Road (County Route 69), on the left when traveling west.
As a member of the local advisory board of Minneopa State Park for many years, Mr. Palmer, in October 1927 instigated the planting of the plot of black walnut trees north of the railroad — — Map (db m226153) HM
On Center Street (County Road 32) at Second Street on Center Street.
Cobden is a railway village in Prairieville Township. It was originally named North Branch because of its location near Sleepy Eye Creek, the principal north branch of the Cottonwood River. In 1886 its name was changed to Cobden for the English . . . — — Map (db m69835) HM
On State Highway 68 0.8 miles west of 480th Lane (County Highway 45), on the right when traveling west.
When the Second Battle of New Ulm ended on the morning of August 24, 1862, the city lay nearly in ruins. Fearing that it would surely fall if attacked again, Colonel Charles Flandrau ordered the entire city to evacuate. The next day . . . — — Map (db m73792) HM
On 1st Street at Main Street (County Road 11) on 1st Street.
On April 8, 1885 Chief Engineer Blunt of the Winona & St. Peter Railroad Co. announced that the railroad had decided to build a side track between New Ulm and Sleepy Eye for the purpose of receiving grain. The site was known only as "Siding Number . . . — — Map (db m67411) HM
On County Road 11 at County Road 29, on the left when traveling north on County Road 11.
This tablet was erected by the Junior Pioneers in memory of the following men, women and children of the town of Milford who were massacred by the Indians during the Indian outbreak in 1862.
John Martin Fink. • Monika Fink, his wife. • Max . . . — — Map (db m67952) WM
On County Road 11 near County Road 29, on the left when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m67951) WM
On County Road 11 at County Road 29, on the left when traveling north on County Road 11.
In the summer of 1862, after years of broken treaty promises and late payments that fueled growing tensions and conflict, some Dakota began an attempt to forcibly reclaim their homeland. After attacking the Redwood (Lower Sioux) Agency . . . — — Map (db m67915) HM WM
On 280th Street (County Highway 29) 0.1 miles east of 215th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1850 the Minnesota Territory had a white population of about 6000. In 1858, a year before Minnesota became a state, the population was 150,000.
One of the reasons for this enormous growth was the opening of the “Suland,” land . . . — — Map (db m159781) HM
On Knudsen Street (County Road 31) south of Hanson Street (County Road 7), on the left when traveling south.
On May 24, 1887 Nels Hanson platted the small railroad station point in section 8 of Prairieville township as "Hanson Station". A post office had been established in 1886 named Evan by the first postmaster, Martin Norseth, in honor of Hanson's wife . . . — — Map (db m69831) HM
On County Road 257 0.4 miles east of 155th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In 1854 Ole and Guri Sorbel immigrated to Rock County Wisconsin from Hallingdal, Norway. In 1856 they settled to your right on the northwest bank of Lake Linden. On September 21, 1876, Bob, Cole and Jim Younger and Charlie Pitts received breakfast . . . — — Map (db m68073) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 257) at 2nd Street East on Broadway.
In 1899, the Iowa and Minnesota Land & Townsite Company circulated a petition to locate a railroad station in Lake Hanska Township. The petition was signed by 77 people and on October 9, 1899 the village of Hanska was platted in section 24 by Harry . . . — — Map (db m66468) HM
On County Road 257 0.4 miles east of 155th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of John Armstrong pioneer of Linden Township, in 1857 he represented this part of Brown County as its first Territorial County Supervisor (Commissioner) and later became Linden Township's first . . . — — Map (db m68083) HM
Near County Road 11 1.1 miles north of County Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
The Sioux Indians called this lake "minne hanska," meaning "long water." The basin of the lake was formed 11,000 to 15,000 years ago by the Wisconsin glacier; the original hard clay bottom is now about 50 feet below the present surface of the . . . — — Map (db m66454) HM
Near County Road 11 1.1 miles north of County Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
Ole Synsteby was born in Lesja, Gulbrandsdalen, Norway. In the summer of 1873, the Synsteby family migrated to the Lake Hanska area. In 1879 Ole purchased the land which is now designated as Lake Hanska County Park.
The story of . . . — — Map (db m79934) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 257) north of Blessum Street (State Highway 257), on the right when traveling south.
This structure is a replica of many such stabburs found in Norway. There are several variations. "Stabbur" translated means store house.
Benefactors: James & Ferdi Amundson estate.
These Lake Hanska farmers were descendants of Norwegian . . . — — Map (db m68264) HM
Near County Road 11 1.1 miles north of County Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
This log cabin was built about 1857 by the Omsrud/Thordson and Torgrimson families, immigrants from Valdres, Norway. It originally stood on the Thord Omsrud farm on the shores of Omsrud Lake. The cabin was moved to this site in 1986 by . . . — — Map (db m66437) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 257) south of 1st Street West, on the right when traveling south.
1917 • 1918
That freedom, law and justice
might be established thruout the Earth
This monument is erected in honor
of the men of Hanska and vicinity who answered
their country's call in the World War.
Oscar O. Haugen • John Thordson . . . — — Map (db m68256) WM
On County Road 24 0.5 miles east of County Road 8, on the left when traveling east.
About 5 blocks north of this marker was the location of a very important river crossing for the early settlers of this area, going from the "Shetek Trail" on the south to "Old Leavenworth" and New Ulm on the north side of the Cottonwood . . . — — Map (db m67709) HM
On County Road 24 0.1 miles east of County Road 8, on the right when traveling east.
In 1857, settlers platted a townsite in Section 14 of the Leavenworth area. During the next year, Dr. J. B. Calkins established the post office and became its first postmaster. Leavenworth Township was legally organized on April 16, 1859. Seven . . . — — Map (db m68025) HM
On County Road 24 0.9 miles west of County Road 8, on the right when traveling west.
The Joseph Brown family with son Jonathan and daughter Oratia were early settlers on a farm five miles west of here along the Shetek Trail. The family fed and over-nighted guests, operating their home as a traveler's inn. Upon hearing news of Dakota . . . — — Map (db m67825) HM
On South Minnesota Street at 6th South Street on South Minnesota Street.
The Church of St. Mary was incorporated on September 26, 1911 by Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul. The Parish included Catholics living south of Center Street in New Ulm, plus Cottonwood and Courtland Townships. Because of difficult economic . . . — — Map (db m74048) HM
On Cottonwood Street 0.2 miles west of South Broadway Street ( Highway 15 / 68), on the right when traveling west.
Christian Adam(s) was born circa 1812 in Prussia. He sailed from LeHavre, France aboard the ship Pactolus which arrived in New York City October 12, 1846. The passenger manifest listed his occupation as farmer.
Petronella Keller Adam(s) was . . . — — Map (db m73759) HM
On 1st North Street at North Broadway ( Highway 15 / 68) on 1st North Street.
The town gained a new venue for public events in 1873 with the opening of Arbeiter Hall. The local Arbeiterverein, or Workers' Association, organized in 1871, primarily as a workers' insurance association. The two-story brick building had a . . . — — Map (db m67093) HM
Near North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
Following the outbreak of hostilities between the Dakota and white settlers on August 18, 1862, hundreds of people fled from nearby farms to New Ulm for safety. Quickly, Brown County Sherriff Charles Roos and Jacob Nix, a citizen with German . . . — — Map (db m73140) HM
On South State Street south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
Brown County, an historic gateway on the Minnesota River, opened the fertile prairie lands of the Great Plains to the northern hardwoods of a continental divide. The U.S. Territorial Legislature organized the county in 1856 from lands ceded by . . . — — Map (db m66749) HM
On North Minnesota Street at Center Street, on the left when traveling south on North Minnesota Street.
The Brown County Bank is among the oldest commercial properties within the district. As the local economy recovered from the devastating effects of the Dakota Conflict, the city found itself without a bank following the demise of the First . . . — — Map (db m66879) HM
On South State Street north of 1st South Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to All Brown County Veterans
This memorial is a lasting tribute to past, present and future veterans who served during peacetime and the following conflicts: Indian Wars 1817 - 1898 ·
Mexican War 1846 - 1848 ·
American Civil War . . . — — Map (db m65526) WM
On North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the right when traveling south.
This three-story building is a fine example of Queen Anne commercial architecture. The original southern section was erected in 1892 for the Buenger Furniture Store, while the corner building was constructed in 1902.
Louis Buenger Sr. . . . — — Map (db m68117) HM
Near Highway 26 west of Summit Avenue when traveling west.
The colorful frontiersman credited with giving Minnesota the nickname of the Gopher State was born in 1828 in New York City of French Huguenot and Irish ancestry. As a young lawyer he moved to Minnesota in 1853. After exploring the Minnesota . . . — — Map (db m206944) HM
On Center Street at South Minnesota Street on Center Street.
Rosa Schnobrich opened the City Meat Market in 1907 with the advertising slogan, "Better Meats, Cleaner Meats, and Quicker Service." Her sausages, in particular, proved popular, and soon her shop began supplying a network of wholesale dealers . . . — — Map (db m68267) HM
On 170th Avenue 0.3 miles south of County Highway 25, on the right when traveling south.
1864 marked the beginning of District 6 (later known as 179), Sigel township's first of four school districts. The first schoolhouse was built on this site in 1868 with the purchase of 1 acre of land for $10. Civil War general Franz Sigel visited . . . — — Map (db m74233) HM
On Pfaender Drive 0.2 miles north of 5th North Street (County Highway 27), on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Wilhelm Pfaender (1826-1905), born in Heilbronn, Wurttemberg, Germany, came to America as a result of the 1848 Revolution. In Germany he helped found the Turner Societies in his birth-city of
Heilbronn and in Ulm. In Cincinnati, Ohio, he . . . — — Map (db m73673) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
For years, the Crone store was the largest mercantile establishment in New Ulm. In 1857, Theodore Crone Sr. opened his general store at the corner of Broadway and Center Streets. Twelve years later, he erected this building, adding a . . . — — Map (db m66864) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Dacotah House, located on this site, was built in 1859 by Adolph Seiter and Frank Erd. Adolph's wife, Helena Erd Seiter soon established her fame in the kitchen. During the Dakota Conflict of 1862, Helena fled in a wagon with her children to . . . — — Map (db m66377) HM
On Center Street west of South State Street, in the median.
This monument is erected by the State of Minnesota to commemorate the battles and incidents of the Sioux Indian War of 1862, which particularly relate to the town of New Ulm.
1890.
Honored be the memory of the citizens of Blue Earth, . . . — — Map (db m66990) HM WM
Near Cemetery Avenue 0.2 miles north of 20th North Street (U.S. 14), on the right when traveling north.
Lest we forget.
In sacred memory of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who served their country in time of war. Erected in 1941 by Veterans of Foreign Wars U.S.A. Albert Nagel Post No 1648 and Auxiliary. — — Map (db m68739) WM
On North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
Frank Erd and his wife, Louise, came to New Ulm from Cincinnati. Frank, whose father was an architect, erected a substantial store, one of the few brick buildings in the city. The Brown County supervisors kept their offices in Erd's building, . . . — — Map (db m66897) HM
On County Highway 25 west of 140th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Valentine Sommereisen was the first resident Catholic priest in three large areas of the American West: southwestern Minnesota, the Dakota Territory, and western Kansas. Born 28 May 1829 in Rouffach, Alsace, a German–speaking part of eastern . . . — — Map (db m74222) HM
On South Minnesota Street south of 1st South Street, on the left when traveling south.
The second battle of New Ulm took place on August 23, 1862. About 650 Dakota Indians surrounded the town, while over 2,000 people were crowded behind a barricade. The attack began around nine in the morning and the Dakota Indians quickly encircled . . . — — Map (db m66402) HM
On North Broadway (State Highway 15 / 68) south of 2nd North Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick Forster came to the United States in 1850 and taught school in New York. He moved to New Ulm in 1858, where he continued teaching, becoming the city's postmaster in 1861.
In 1860, Forster purchased this lot and the following . . . — — Map (db m68227) HM
On North Broadway Stret just east of 2nd Street North, on the right when traveling east.
Frederick Forster, who conducted the New Ulm Pottery here with Frances Gommel, was also the Postmaster. This building, used as a combined pottery works, Post Office and dwelling, was a very important defense outpost in 1862.
During the . . . — — Map (db m162175) HM
On South Front Street at 2nd South Street, on the right when traveling north on South Front Street.
Goosetown began forming around the flour mills, brewery, and railroad tracks circa 1870. Settlers were largely German-Bohemian Catholics of peasant stock who farmed and worked in nearby industries. Inhabitants kept geese which were free to roam, . . . — — Map (db m58435) HM
On North German Street at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North German Street.
This monument was erected in 1991 by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society to commemorate the immigrants to this region from the German speaking western rim of present-day Czechoslovakia. They emigrated from the counties of Bischofteinitz, Mies and . . . — — Map (db m67030) HM
On North Minnesota Street south of 3rd North Street, on the left when traveling south.
The first structure built on this site was the Minnesota Haus, the first hotel in New Ulm, built in 1856 by Phillipp H. Gross. That early structure was destroyed and in 1860, on the same sight, Gross built the Union Hotel, a two and a half story . . . — — Map (db m67981) HM
On Broadway (State Highway 15 / 68) at Center Street on Broadway.
By the end of the fighting in New Ulm, the U.S.—Dakota War of 1862 had taken a heavy toll on the town. More than 50 settlers had been killed and 36 wounded, along with an unknown number of Dakota. In addition, at least 190 of the . . . — — Map (db m74136) HM
On County Road 21 0.3 miles west of 661st Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
West Newton in 1870 was a thriving town, serving riverboat travel on the Minnesota River. It consisted of a hotel, a livery stable, a brewery, a sawmill, a wagon works, two blacksmith shops, three saloons, and many dwellings that made the town an . . . — — Map (db m66238) HM
On Center Street near North Minnesota Street, on the right when traveling west.
This footprint is rumored to be that of
Hermann the German-possibly dating
back hundreds of years. Found evidence
suggests that touching the print means
you'll have more fun. Being big fans of
fun, the City of New Ulm declared it a
public . . . — — Map (db m173537) HM
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