This Monument is Erected by the
State of Minnesota,
in Memory of
Anders Petter Lundborg,
born Mar. 23, 1837.
Gustof Lundborg, born Apr. 30, 1839.
Lars Lundborg, born Dec. 22, 1840.
Anders Petter Broberg, born Sep. 16, 1819. His wife Christina, born Aug. 31, 1826. Their son Johannes, born Jan. 23, 1849. Their son Andrias, born Jan. 27, 1852. Their daughter Christina, born May 31, 1855. Their relative Johannes Nilson.
Daniel Petter Broberg, born Jan. 8, 1824. His wife Annastina, born Mar. 31, 1832. Their son Alfred, born Mar. 31, 1858. Their son Johon Albert, born Oct. 22, 1861.
Anders and Lars Lundborg left Vargorda, Westergotland, Sweden, May 8, 1858, landing at Boston, Mass., June 4, 1858, Arrived at West Lake, Minn., in the spring of 1860.
Anders Petter Broberg and his brother, Daniel Petter Broberg, with their families left Vargorda, Westergotland, Sweden, Apr. 28, 1861; landed at Quebec, Canada, June 19, 1861, and arrived at West Lake Minn., July 15, 1861.
All of these persons were massacred by the Sioux Indians Aug. 20, 1862, while on their way home from a religious meeting held at the house of Andrias Lundborg, in T. 121, R. 36, Kandiyohi Co., and conducted by Rev. Andrew Jackson, all being members of the Swedish Lutheran Church. The names of the parties massacred being kept on file in the records of the Nest Lake Lutheran Church of New London, Kandiyohi Co., Minn.
The massacre of these persons was the commencement of the Indian War of 1862.
"Derf?r varen ock I redo; ty den stund I icke menen kommer Menniskosonen; Luc: 12:40."
The remains of the massacred were removed from West Lake, Minn., June 19, 1891, and now rest where this memorial is erected.
This monument was erected August 20, 1891, by a special act of the Legislature of Minn. in 1891.
John Lundborg, John Peterson and Erick Paulson, were appointed by the Governor, a committee to select and erect this memorial.
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