Old Stockade Site

Old Stockade Site (HMMOD)

Location: Superior, WI 54880 Trempealeau County
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N 46° 42.703', W 92° 3.197'

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The Sioux uprising in Minnesota during the Summer of 1862, culminating in the New Ulm Massacre, caused great alarm in Superior. A Committee of Safety was chosen, a Home Guard organized, and a stockade built on the bay shore here. An inventory of all firearms in Superior revealed a total of 60 shotguns, rifles and pistols. The state sent 192 muskets and 2 cannon. To assist the Home Guard, the Governor sent a company of Wisconsin soldiers that had been captured by the Confederates at Shiloh and paroled. This Company was called back for Civil War duty in the Summer of 1863 and was replaced by other Wisconsin paroled soldiers. The Chippewas residing in this vicinity remained friendly to the whites. By August 1863, the Sioux in Minnesota had been overcome and most of the soldiers left Superior. Eventually the stockade was abandoned.
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Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number15
Year Placed1954
Placed ByCity of Superior Citizens
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Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 3:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 572360 N 5173564
Decimal Degrees46.71171667, -92.05328333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 42.703', W 92° 3.197'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 42' 42.18" N, 92° 3' 11.82" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 35-47 Osaugie Trail, Superior WI 54880, US
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