Lest We Forget,
Some Gave All, All Gave Some.
In Honor of All Men and Women
Who Served Our Country.
This Veterans Memorial is
Dedicated to Them.
Paver names (by column):
PVT Lionel Boudreau, USA, WWI
LT Katherine R . . . — — Map (db m229816) WM
The monument rests on three large stones representing and honoring the Dakota, the Settlers and the Lakota. It is approximately 1,750 feet down a mown grass trail, behind you and to the right (west).
The Slaughter Slough monument was dedicated . . . — — Map (db m164722) HM
This site is the approximate location of a battle which occurred on August 20, 1862, between Dakota (Sioux) Indians and settlers fleeing to New Ulm from their cabins along Lake Shetek. This tragic encounter claimed the lives of at least two . . . — — Map (db m164718) HM
A military and civilian burial detail interred the remains of settlers killed at the slough. All remains were placed in seven wooden coffins in family groups and then buried side by side.
At this site lie the bodies of 14 people buried . . . — — Map (db m228258) HM
Henry and Sophia Smith flee to the Wright cabin
Shouts of terror and the crack of gun fire broke the early morning calm of August 20, 1862. Running in fear for their lives the Lake Shetek settlers passed this way, heading for shelter in . . . — — Map (db m228263) HM