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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Meeker County, Minnesota
Adjacent to Meeker County, Minnesota
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On County Highway 23 at 550th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on County Highway 23. |
| | During the U.S. – Dakota War, a battle between Dakota soldiers led by Taoyateduta or Little Crow and Tunkanhnamani (Walks Under A Sacred Stone) and Co. B, 9th Minn. Inf. Regt. made up of new recruits and civilians led by Capt. Richard Strout, . . . — — Map (db m70617) HM |
| On County Highway 18 at 655th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on County Highway 18. |
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Killed By Indians In
Sioux Uprising
September 20, 1862
440 Yards South — — Map (db m69759) HM |
| On Parker Avenue East (U.S. 12) at Guy Street, on the left when traveling east on Parker Avenue East. |
| | To Honor and Remember
All Veterans
who served in the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America
seals of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
American Legion
Dedicated on . . . — — Map (db m70446) WM |
| On 4th Street at Atlantic Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street. |
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Symbolic of agriculture, Dassel's lifeline, the West End Elevator is commonly known to its users as the Dassel Farmers' Elevator. Since its construction in 1885, the area's farmers have brought their corn, oats, wheat, beans, flax, rye, and . . . — — Map (db m76500) HM |
| On State Street (State Highway 22) north of Meeker Avenue (State Highway 55), on the left when traveling north. |
| | To Honor and Remember
All Veterans
Who Served in the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Dedicated 2008 — — Map (db m70337) WM |
| On State Highway 24 at milepost 6 at County Highway 2, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 24. |
| | In Grateful Memory of
Those Who Served in
World War II
•
1st Lt. Donald I. Booth Born Dec. 8, 1921 Died June 5, 1944
•
P.F.C. Robert Caswell Born Mar. 13, 1925 Died July 23, 1944
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S/Sgt. Edward O. Johnson Born Nov. . . . — — Map (db m78680) WM |
| Near 309th Street 0.2 miles east of Minnesota Highway 24, on the left when traveling east. |
| | On September 3, 1862 during the Sioux Uprising the citizens of Forest City erected upon this site a stockade for the defense against Indians. Early next morning, soon after some 240 people had taken refuge there, the stockade was attacked. The . . . — — Map (db m74620) HM |
| Near County Road 18 1.8 miles west of State Highway 22, on the right when traveling west. |
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This monument marks the site of St. Columban Church and Cemetery. Beginning in 1858, mass and sacraments were celebrated in the homes of the early settlers by Benedictine Monks from St. Cloud friory, who came periodically on horseback. . . . — — Map (db m70775) HM |
| On 248th Street 0.2 miles west of Minnesota Highway 4, on the right when traveling west. |
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This marks the spot where the first blood was shed in the Sioux Indian Outbreak Aug. 17, 1862
Victims: Robinson Jones • Ann Baker-Jones • Howard Baker • Viranus Webster • Clara D. Wilson
Bodies of these Victims are buried in Ness . . . — — Map (db m70373) HM WM |
| On County Highway 23 0.3 miles east of County Highway 32, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Killed By Indians In
Sioux Uprising
500 Feet Northwest
August 22, 1862 — — Map (db m70023) HM WM |
| On 230th Street 0.2 miles west of Minnesota Highway 4, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On November 26th, 1990 Arndahl Lutheran Church was destroyed by a fire. We are left with many memories of our church and its people.
We dedicate this monument to our church-going fore-fathers who did so much to build the kingdom of God in this . . . — — Map (db m70605) HM |
| On 248th Street 0.2 miles west of Minnesota Highway 4, on the right when traveling west. |
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On August 17, 1862, four young Dakota hunters, returning to their hungry families from an unsuccessful hunt, argued about stealing food from white settlers. Sungigidan, Kaomdeiyeyedan, Nagiwicakte, and Pazoiyopa dared each other this: who among . . . — — Map (db m70357) HM |
| On County Highway 18 0.6 miles west of State Highway 15, on the left when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m70203) HM |
| On County Highway 27 at 722nd Avenue (County Highway 19), on the right when traveling east on County Highway 27. |
| | (POW/MIA Logo )
(Military Service Emblems)
Coast Guard • Navy • Marines • Army • Air Force — — Map (db m75066) WM |
| Near South Sibley Avenue (State Highway 22) 1.1 miles south of Depot Street (U.S. 12), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Grand Army of the Republic Badge
To the Honor and
Memory of the Loyal
Soldiers and Sailors
of the War of
1861 to 1865. — — Map (db m70784) WM |
| On North Marshall Avenue north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization established in 1866 by Union veterans of the Civil War to preserve friendships, honor fallen comrades, and aid widows and the handicapped. It was wielded great political influence in the . . . — — Map (db m70427) HM |
| On East 3rd Street at North Sibley Avenue (U.S. 12) on East 3rd Street. |
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Grand Army of the Republic Hall
This brick fortress style building across from Central Park was built in 1885 by Civil War Union soldiers to help promote veterans causes and to provide assistance to veterans and their families.
The . . . — — Map (db m70793) HM |
| On South Sibley Avenue (County Highway 22) at South Ripley Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Sibley Avenue. |
| | Legion Memorial Park
1994
In Memory Of And
Dedicated To
Veterans Of All Wars
American Legion
Post 104 — — Map (db m70837) WM |
| On 580th Avenue 0.5 miles north of County Highway 23, on the right when traveling north. |
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First Blood
In memory of the first five victims of the great Indian massacre of August 1862, and buried here in one grave
Robinson Jones • Viranus Webster • Howard Baker • Ann Baker • Clara D. Wilson
Erected by the State in 1878 . . . — — Map (db m70407) HM WM |
| On 580th Avenue 0.5 miles north of County Highway 23, on the right when traveling north. |
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The first pioneers to settle in this area arrived by July, 1856, three months after their oxen-drawn prairie schooners left Rock County, Wisconsin. They were the families of Henrik H. Thoen, Ole H. Ness, Nels H. Colberg and bachelors Ole H. . . . — — Map (db m92468) HM |
| On Veterans Drive west of Central Avenue South (County Highway 2), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Honoring
All Our
Veterans
Veterans Park
Dedicated Monday,
May 28, 1990 — — Map (db m70321) WM |
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