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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I46_welcome-to-traverse-des-sioux_St.-Peter-MN.html
On July 23, 1851, a treaty was signed here that transferred millions of acres of Dakota land to the U.S. government. The treaty also resulted in the Sisseton and Wahpeton Dakota bands' movement to reservation lands along the Minnesota River.
Oi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HN5_scandian-grove-evangelical-lutheran-church_St.-Peter-MN.html
In this house, built by Andrew Thorson
in 1855 the early settlers met often
for worship, and the Scandian Grove
Evangelical Lutheran Church was
organized on June 13, 1858.
Dedicated to
The Memory of the Pioneers
1953
In Honored Memory o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HCG_ministering-to-the-dakota_St.-Peter-MN.html
The Reverend Stephen Riggs and his wife, Mary, arrived at Traverse des Sioux in 1843 to establish a Protestant mission for the Dakota.
He and other missionaries believed they had a duty to convert Indians to Christianity. Their efforts alienated …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H7T_land-seas_St.-Peter-MN.html
Imagine standing in this spot 150 years ago.
It would have looked very different than it does today. To the west (your left) was a rolling prairie — vast, nearly treeless grasslands. In the summer the prairie would be ablaze with colorful f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H6L_ecakensdonyapi_St.-Peter-MN.html
Here, for countless generations, Dakota people followed the traditional ways of their ancestors.
Living close to the land, they learned how to read nature's signs and developed an intimate understanding of the habitats and growth cycles of plants…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FWW_fur-trader-louis-provencalle_St.-Peter-MN.html
Because of its importance as a river crossing, Traverse des Sioux was a major distribution point for the fur trade.
As early as the 1770s, the Dakota were trading here for guns, blankets, and kettles. One prominent local trader was the French-Can…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FME_only-a-memory-now_St.-Peter-MN.html
In 1856 a new town thrived where you are now standing.
Traverse des Sioux had five taverns, two hotels, several churches, and even a brewery—some 70 buildings in all—and a population that at one time reached about 300. But dreams of g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F90_the-rush-for-land_St.-Peter-MN.html
The signing of the 1851 treaty was the signal for settlers and speculators to rush into the new territory.
Here, between 1852 and 1855, several town sites were laid out for sale. The first outfit to offer land was the Traverse des Sioux Land Comp…