Maiden Rock

Maiden Rock (HM6H2)

Location: Stockholm, WI 54769 Pepin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 30.039', W 92° 17.327'

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The story of Maiden Rock has several versions. One by Mary Eastman was published in 1849. She heard the story from an old Indian friend, Checkered Cloud, who firmly believed the event happened around 1700. A more romantic version in verse was written by Margaret A. Persons.

James Duane Doty accompanied the Henry Schoolcraft expedition into this area and on June 3, 1820, Doty wrote in his journal: "It is told that many years since, a young and beautiful Sioux girl was much attached to a young indian of the same band, and who would have married her but for the interference of her relatives. They insisted upon her marrying another one whom she despised, and she contrived to avoid the connexion for near a year. At length her relations, having sent away the young man she loved, on this point they compelled her to marry the one they wished. It was evening, and she had not been united more than an hour, before they missed her from the lodge. Nothing could be found of her until morning, when they discovered her at the foot of this precipice, down which she probably precipitated herself."
Details
HM NumberHM6H2
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
Tags
Historical Period18th Century, 19th Century
Historical PlaceMemorial, Other, River
Marker TypeMemorial
Marker ClassHistorical Marker
Marker StyleFree Standing
Marker Number157
Year Placed1966
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 10:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 556539 N 4927727
Decimal Degrees44.50065000, -92.28878333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 30.039', W 92° 17.327'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 30' 2.3400" N, 92° 17' 19.6200" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)715
Can be seen from road?Yes
Is marker in the median?No
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12480 WI-35, Stockholm WI 54769, US
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