On 165th Avenue (County Highway 10) 0.2 miles north of 30th Street (County Highway 8), on the right when traveling north.
Established 1895 on land donated by Ed Hoffmeyer
1 ¼ acre Tenhassen Section 22, Martin County, MN
Founding members:
Henry Sr, & Jr. Fred & August Rosenberg,
Edward, Kossuth & Walter Hoffmeyer,
Gottfried Schmidt, Conrad Brutsch, Charles . . . — — Map (db m230851) HM
On 30th Street (County Highway 8) 0.3 miles west of 145th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Tenhassen, a Dakota word which means "sugar maple," was known from 1856 to 1873 as Tuttle's Grove, in honor of Calvin Tuttle, the first settler in Martin County. The fur trade furnished its only cash revenue in its earliest years. A post office was . . . — — Map (db m230849) HM
Near 50th Avenue (State Highway 4) 0.5 miles north of 60th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This town, located one mile northeast of this
marker, was platted by the Minneapolis & St.
Louis railroad in 1899. It was named for Spanish
explorer Hernando De Soto, the discoverer of
the Mississippi River, by a St. Paul resident in
charge . . . — — Map (db m203728) HM
On Lake Avenue north of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
Chubb House
Built in 1867 by Dr. Orville P. Chubb, this is the oldest brick house still standing in Fairmont. The bricks were "burnt" of clay from Buffalo Lake in Martin County. It is a tribute to the strength, beauty and vitality of our . . . — — Map (db m237402) HM
On Lake Avenue (Interstate 90B) west of South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
This boulder marks the site of
Fort Fairmount
Built during the Sioux Indian Uprising
1862
By Co. A 25th Wisconsin volunteers under Major Jeremiah M. Rusk
and is
dedicated to the pioneers
who faced the dangers of frontier life . . . — — Map (db m205059) HM
On Lake Avenue (Interstate 90B) at West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on Lake Avenue.
Known also as Chain of Lakes post, was a substantial log stockade of the present Martin County court house grounds.
It was built in September 1862 for defence against the Sioux and was garrisoned by volunteers and troops of the 25th . . . — — Map (db m205131) HM WM
On Pioneer Drive, 0.1 miles north of West Lake Avenue (Interstate 90B), on the left when traveling north.
Pioneer Memorial Drive
This bridge and road marks the original route into Fairmont in the 1800's. The numerous lakes and streams made the entry difficult for travelers on horseback and on foot. In 1869 a wooden bridge was built in this location . . . — — Map (db m205132) HM
On West 4th Street west of Lake Avenue, in the median.
According to tradition, there once lived a famous singer among the Sisseton Sioux, who inhabited this then wilderness area - their chief village being on the east bank of Lake Sisseton. Famous throughout the Sioux nation, he wove into exquisite song . . . — — Map (db m237410) HM
On State Highway 15 at 10th Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 15.
Center Chain, once the cultural center of the county, was the first settlement in Martin Co. It was located on the east bank of Iowa Lake. Fairmont residents fled here for safety during the Indian scare of 1857. The post office was in existence from . . . — — Map (db m230857) HM
On 280th Avenue, 0.6 miles north of 70th Street (County Highway 18), on the right when traveling north.
The town of Pixley, in Pleasant Prairie Township, was the life work of George Pixley, a Vermont native. He also kept the post office, 1881-1894, delivering mail to forty families three times weekly. As a compliment to him, the post office was named . . . — — Map (db m230859) HM
On 260th Avenue south of 80th Street, on the right when traveling south.
On January 22, 1899, 18 men met to establish a German Evangelical congregation in Pleasant Prairie Township. July 9, 1899 church was dedicated. 1934 the Evangelical and Reformed churches merged. 1957 the Evangelical and Reformed merged with . . . — — Map (db m230862) HM
On 80th Avenue just north of 100th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lone Cedar Post Office was established June 4.
1867 in the home of Kilburn Archer. its first
postmaster. It was named after the large cedar
tree growing in Section 18. Manyaska Twp. It
was an important post office because it was a
transfer . . . — — Map (db m202929) HM
On 2nd Avenue SE at Main Street E, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Avenue SE.
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
Louis T. Aldrich (KIA)
PFC Army
1943-1945 WW II
Daniel R. Bernhardt (KIA)
PFC Army
1942-1943 WW II
Bernard D. Ott (KIA)
SGT Army
1944 WW II
Rollie Peiper (KIA)
PVT Marine Corps . . . — — Map (db m140964) WM
On 215th Street east of 65th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Cedarville, a thriving trade center for thirty years, was located on the north shore of Cedar Lake. The post office was in existence from 1868-1903. After the post office closed the mail was sent to Monterey. Francis Drugan was the first postmaster. . . . — — Map (db m230867) HM
On 190th Street, 0.2 miles east of 150th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This community was settled by people of German descent. A creamery was built in 1894 and a general store in 1895 or 1896. The North Star Post Office was established in Sec. 22, Waverly Twp. and moved to the store in 1898. An ice house, church, . . . — — Map (db m230866) HM
On 240th Street (County Highway 52) 0.4 miles east of 280th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Nashville Center was settled by American pioneers of English, Scotch and Welch descent in 1865. A school was established in 1865 and a post office in 1867. This farming settlement grew into a country trading center of about 100 people. Businesses . . . — — Map (db m230863) HM
On 83rd Street, 0.3 miles east of 120th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Located on this site, the town of Manyaska was established in 1899 and was a station on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad between Welcome and Ceylon. Manyaska is a Dakota word which means "white bank or bluff." At one time the town had two . . . — — Map (db m230847) HM
