Diamond Lake Camp

Diamond Lake Camp (HM1GPB)

Location: Kandiyohi, MN 56251 Kandiyohi County
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N 45° 11.408', W 94° 51.777'

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At the start of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 settlers around Columbia (now Spencer) hastily formed an oxcart train and started for the stockade at Forest City. On the way to Diamond Lake, the refugees ran into other settlers fleeing from the Eagle Lake area. The two groups joined together and traveled towards Forest City. On August 20, 1862 along the Diamond Lake shore, the two groups of refugees fought a running battle with Dakota warriors. The engagement was broken off in the afternoon and the refugees went on to camp for the night at Wheeler Lake, a few miles to the southeast.



This project has been financed in part with funds provided by

the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and

Cultural Heritage Fund and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society.
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HM NumberHM1GPB
Series This marker is part of the Minnesota Historical Society series
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Placed ByThe Minnesota Historical Society and the Kandiyohi County Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 11:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 353657 N 5005760
Decimal Degrees45.19013333, -94.86295000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 11.408', W 94° 51.777'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 11' 24.48" N, 94° 51' 46.62" W
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Area Code(s)320
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6639-7173 Co Hwy 4, Kandiyohi MN 56251, US
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