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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HNP_veterans-memorial_Fairfax-MN.html
A Tribute to All
Who Have Served Us
in War and Peace
Making Us Proud
to Be Americans
US Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8459
US American Legion Post #205
For God and Country
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DW4_fort-ridgely-closes_Fairfax-MN.html
FORT RIDGELY CLOSES
As the frontier moved westward, Fort Ridgely's importance declined. Troops were withdrawn on May 22, 1867, but the buildings and land remained the property of the federal government. Settlers pillaged the fort, carting off sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DUO_five-days-and-nights-on-the-river_Fairfax-MN.html
FIVE DAYS AND NIGHTS ON THE RIVERElden Lawrence writes about a daring rescue led by his great-grandfather, Lorenzo Lawrence:
The Dakota were divided about whether to go to war with the whites. After attempts to avert the fighting proved futile,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DRC_log-buildings_Fairfax-MN.html
Log Buildings
Five log buildings stood in a row behind the barracks. They were among the earliest structures erected at the post to serve as officers' homes until regular quarters were completed. Archaeological excavations indicate that the build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DQ1_camp-women_Fairfax-MN.html
CAMP WOMEN
In 1860, there were 39 women here at the fort. Most were the wives and daughters of officers and enlisted men. Others were governesses, servants, and cooks hired by officers. Civilian women like Wilhemina Randall, the wife of the post …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DNV_officers-latrines_Fairfax-MN.html
In 1972 Minnesota Historical Society archaeologists excavated a row of latrines that stood behind the officers' quarters, in order to retrieve household articles disposed of during the post's active years. This excavation revealed that the officer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DM5_bakehouse_Fairfax-MN.html
Bakehouse
Large wood-burning ovens emitted so much heat that they were housed in a special structure on this site, remote from the other fort buildings.
Minnesota Historical SocietyFort Ridgely
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DHS_who-lived-in-the-barracks_Fairfax-MN.html
WHO LIVED IN THE BARRACKS?
Most soldiers at Fort Ridgely were low-ranking enlisted men, and before 1861 most of these were foreign-born. Out of 166 enlisted men in the 1860 census, 70 were from Ireland, 34 from Germany, ten from Great Britain, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DC1_stone-barracks_Fairfax-MN.html
Stone Barracks
The immense stone barracks was the most impressive building at Fort Ridgely. Measuring 235 feet by 40 feet and two stories high, it could house as many as 400 enlisted men. Its two-foot-thick walls were made of rectangular granite …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D6V_garrison-life-was-like-clockwork_Fairfax-MN.html
GARRISON LIFE WAS LIKE CLOCKWORK
The army believed that routine promoted discipline. Soldiers were on duty six days a week from daybreak to dusk. Garrison life consisted of roll calls, inspections, parades, guard duty, weapons training, drills, a…