John Armstrong

John Armstrong (HM1AE7)

Location: Hanska, MN 56041 Brown County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 8.824', W 94° 28.279'

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This memorial is dedicated to the memory of John Armstrong pioneer of Linden Township, in 1857 he represented this part of Brown County as its first Territorial County Supervisor (Commissioner) and later became Linden Township's first townclerk.

On Sunday morning Sept. 7, 1862 he was killed by three Sioux Indians due south of this monument on the shore of this Linden Lake. He was buried on the farmstead of his claim, 126 rods south and 20 rods east from this monument.

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The Hanska Community Memorial and Historical Society
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HM NumberHM1AE7
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Placed ByThe Hanska Community Memorial and Historical Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 5:14am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 382329 N 4889259
Decimal Degrees44.14706667, -94.47131667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 8.824', W 94° 28.279'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 8' 49.44" N, 94° 28' 16.74" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11704 Unnamed Road, Hanska MN 56041, US
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