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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM299G_norseland-community_Saint-Peter-MN.html
In 1854 the first settlers from Norway and Sweden arrived in the area. By 1858, the village of Norseland had formed, with the Norwegians gathering for church east of town and the Swedes to the west. That year, the Burke brothers opened a general s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM299A_district-6-school_Saint-Peter-MN.html
This 1.1 acre site represents the history of public education in rural United States. It was one of 68 rural school districts organized in Nicollet County. The first school building on this site was built in the early 1860's. The present building,…
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/HM1HDX_archaeology_Saint-Peter-MN.html
Archaeology is the recovery and study of material evidence, such as remainders of pottery, to help us learn about people and places of the past.
In 1994 the Minnesota Historical Society conducted a survey to map and excavate the archaeological re…
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/HM1H6M_mr-john-samwell_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
On your left near this spot lie the remains of ? / ? votre gauche, pr d?ici se trouvent les restes de ?.
Mr. / M. John Samwell
Midshipman / Aspirant de marine ? 1797-1813
Mr. / M. William Stevens
Boatswain / Ma?tre de manoeuvre ? 1757-1813
HMS Sh…
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…