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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHR_norseland-lutheran-church_St-Peter-MN.html
The Lord our God be with us as He was with our fathers; let Him not forsake us. Kings, 8, 57. ??? The Norseland Lutheran Church was organized in the year of our Lord, 1858, at the home of Johannes Johnson Odegaard, located 1 mile east thence ?…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBF_new-sweden-indian-attack_St-Peter-MN.html
??Mrs. Maria Jonsson, wife of Erik Jonsson, and their son Pehr, were killed by Sioux Indians on August 23, 1862, near their home in New Sweden Township, about five miles northwest of this marker. Both natives of Sweden, Mrs. Jonsson was thirty-fiv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E8X_brighton_New-Ulm-MN.html
On the Red River Oxcart Trail to Traverse des Sioux1854-First white man to claim land-Bruce Pierce.1855-56-Then; Christian, John & Andrew Anderson; Christian & Torger Peterson & the Jensens.1862-The Applebaum home was the refuge for victims of the…
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 Troops were withdrawn on May 22, 1867, but the buildings and land remained the property of the federal government.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…
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