Hello fun-loving Minnesotans. If you always wanted to learn more about the rich and captivating history of Minnesota, the tour of historic sites along the Minnesota River is THE place to start. Hit me up if you want to join on this trip.
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Thank you very much @MariaBi for your help.
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Greetings from the execution site of 38 Dakota Sioux on Boxing Day in 1862: the largest mass execution in US history, occurring on President Lincoln’s watch. Or close enough – it’s actually about a block away, but I can see it from my bedroom window.
A couple of blocks in the other direction is the town bell that sounded the alarm when the horrors started. It’s in the tower of the Richardsonian Romanesque stone church (Presbyterian) at Broad and Hickory: the oldest church in town, both in terms of its congregation and in terms of its building. The bell was bought in 1857 by the women of the church who raised money for it knitting socks for men who came through on the steamboats.
The history of this place fascinates me, and I definitely love the river.
I’d be very interested in meeting anyone else who’s into being a local guide around town. Heck – I think it makes a lot of sense to maybe even coordinate and work together on some things. I’d only ask one thing for any meetup: that it not cost a lot of money. I live very simply (growing much of my own food in a nearby community garden), and normally don’t have money for luxuries like eating in restaurants.