On 140th Street Northwest (County Highway 7) 1.6 miles south of 225th Avenue Northwest (County Road 112), on the right when traveling south.
On August 20, 1862, Andrew Jackson, a circuit-rider minister, was conducting services for members of the New Sweden Church (Lebanon Lutheran) at the Lundborg family cabin at this site. Young Peter Broberg interrupted to tell his parents that . . . — — Map (db m77823) HM
On 99th Street Northwest at 195th Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 99th Street Northwest.
Following the Civil War, immigrants flowed into the Norway Lake area with the majority from Norway and Sweden. On October 10, 1868, Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway Lake incorporated and built a log cabin worship facility at this . . . — — Map (db m76700) HM
Near 99th Street Northwest at 195th Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Until 1868 the rapidly growing Norway Lake settlement had no regular place of worship. In the fall of that year a church of logs was hastily constructed. It would serve as the Norway Lake church until 1875 with Rev. L.J. Markhus as the pastor.
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Near 180th Avenue Northwest (County Highway 40) 1.1 miles east of 80th Street Northwest (County Highway 1), on the left when traveling east.
A Response To Conflict
In 1865, a military post was established here in response to the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862. During the conflict, twenty-five settlers and an unknown number of Dakota were killed in what is now Kandiyohi . . . — — Map (db m76774) HM
On Unnamed park road north of 15th Street NE (County Highway 95), on the right when traveling north.
This marks the spot where the first Indian massacre took place in this immediate locality August 20th 1862. For further information see Kandiyohi County history. This immemorial erected by P. Broberg being one of the remnants of the massacre. — — Map (db m199592) HM
On 15th Street Northeast (County Road 95) east of 170th Avenue Northeast (County Road 95).
Near this spot in Monson Lake Memorial Park thirteen settlers -- members of the Anders P. and Daniel P. Broberg and Andreas L. Lundborg families -- were killed during the Sioux Uprising on August 20, 1862. — — Map (db m207744) HM