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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CTI_a-beautiful-place-to-encamp_Morton-MN.html
"It was a beautiful place to encamp, but it proved an unfortunate one for us, as the enemy had the advantage both of the timber and hill for protection."??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Joseph AndersonTo cover the largest possible area,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CT9_wrong-place-wrong-time_Morton-MN.html
"When the men in advance reached Little Crow's village...they saw a column of mounted men and some wagons...going eastward." ? ??? ??? ????????? ????????? WamditankaThe "men in advance" were Dakota scouts. According to Wamditanka, they were travel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CSW_two-men-one-war_Morton-MN.html
The story of Birch Coulee is told vividly by the men who fought here. As you move along this trail, you will follow the stories of two men: Joseph Anderson, a captain in the U.S. Army, and Wamditanka (Big Eagle), a Mdewakanton chief. Anderso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CSK_the-story-of-the-land_Morton-MN.html
Before the BattleWhen glaciers receded from this region thousands of years ago, they left behind huge rivers and lakes in a broad valley. Over time, the valley became filled with tallgrass prairies, small lakes, and the waterway known today as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPW_minnesotas-civil-war_Morton-MN.html
In the late summer of 1862, the land on which you're standing was a war zone. The causes of that war had been brewing for decades. In treaties signed between 1805 and 1858, the Dakota nation ceded much of its land to the U.S. government. By 186…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COX_only-two-survived_Renville-MN.html
Mary Schwandt and her brother August were the only two of their extended family of nine who survived the terrible six week long war now usually named the United States - Dakota Conflict of 1862. During Mary's captivity with the Dakota Indians, she…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COK_the-enestvedt-marker_Sacred-Heart-MN.html
This memorial to Ole O. and Anne Enestvedt and their children is near the location of the log and dugout home of these Norwegian immigrants. This pioneer family staked their homestead claim in the spring of 1867, shortly after the "Indian uprising…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COD_the-kittelsland-water-wheel_Sacred-Heart-MN.html
This water wheel was put to use about 100 years ago, (around 1900) in this creek to pump water to a storage tank in Peter and Gunhild (Enestvedt) Kittelsland's round barn. The tank was located up in the hay mow so the water had enough height for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CO7_a-familys-proud-heritage_Sacred-Heart-MN.html
This land was first tilled in 1867 by Ole Enestvedt and a pair of oxen with a single bottom plow. The early years were hard, back-breaking years as homesteading usually was. In 1900, Ole and Anna's youngest son, Engebret started the Enestvedt Seed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMU_a-new-life-with-family-and-friends_Sacred-Heart-MN.html
This is the Lars Rudi home. Lars was the son of a farmer in Uvdal, Numedal, Norway, and was one of seven Rudi children who grew to adulthood. All but one of the Rudi siblings immigrated to America hoping to make a better life for themselves. Famil…
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