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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRPE_henry-sibley-and-old-mendota_Mendota-MN.html
The Sibley House was built in 1836 for Henry Hastings Sibley, regional manager for the American Fur Company. The first floor was designed for business operations, and the second floor was his bachelor's residence. Two additions were made to the ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRME_sibley-house-historic-site_Mendota-MN.html
Welcome to the Sibley House Historic Site! This area had long been the center of travel and trade for the Dakota when it became the center for American Fur Company operations on the Upper Mississippi. It was also home to Minnesota's first governor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPM6_mendota-sibley-house-association_Mendota-MN.html
MendotaThis wide valley intersection between the two rivers known today as the Minnesota and Mississippi has been a meeting place for people for thousands of years.
The Dakota people lived on these prairielands by the 1700s. They knew t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6T_where-the-waters-meet_Mendota-MN.html
Called M'Dote or "the place where waters meet" by the Dakota, this area is central to many Dakota creation stories and is significant to Dakota people today. Just west of this site is Pilot Knob, which was used extensively for burials by the Dakot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP5T_faribault-house_Mendota-MN.html
In front of you stands the Faribault House, built by long-time fur trader Jean-Baptiste in 1839. Faribault was originally from the Montreal area, and had been associated with the British and American fur traders since the late 1790s. He built this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP59_the-first-stone-house_Mendota-MN.html
1835 · 1916[symbol of the D.A.R.]The first stone house erected in the Stateof Minnesota by its first Governor,Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley.Secured in 1910 for the St. Paul Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolutionfrom St. Peter's Parish o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP4Q_general-henry-hastings-sibley_Mendota-MN.html
[symbol of the Daughters of the American Revolution; image of the Sibley House]
To the glory of God and in memory of General Henry Hastings Sibley. Born February 20, 1811, died February 18, 1891. A great patriot - soldier - statesman. This hist…