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Woman looking at a monument recognizing the location of the hanging of 38 Dakota Indians at the conclusion of the US-Dakota War, 1964-12-01. This monument was originally located on the corner of Front and Main Streets in Mankato.
Title
Woman looking at a monument recognizing the location of the hanging of 38 Dakota Indians at the conclusion of the US-Dakota War, 1964-12-01. This monument was originally located on the corner of Front and Main Streets in Mankato.
Subject
Mankato (Minn.)--American Indians--U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.--markers.--Dakota Indians, Mankato (Minn.)--American Indians--44.164007-93.999426--Google Maps--U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.--markers.--Dakota Indians
Description
Woman looking at an 8500 pound granite monument recognizing the location of the hanging of 38 Dakota Indians at the conclusion of the US-Dakota War. The monument reads "HERE WERE HANGED 38 SIOUX INDIANS DEC.26TH 1862." After the war Henry Sibley tried 392 prisoners and sentenced 303 to death. President Abraham Lincoln reduced the number of Dakota Indians sentenced to hanging for their participation in the US-Dakota war from 303 down to 38. This image was taken 1964-12-01. This monument was originally located on the corner of Front and Main Streets in Mankato and was removed in 1971. In 1997, Reconciliation Park in Mankato was dedicated to mark the location of the largest mass execution in U.S. history where 38 Dakota Indians were hanged by the government. Additional information is available about the US-Dakota War, https://www.usdakotawar.org/, and Reconciliation Park, https://www.cityartmankato.com/cityart/reconciliation-park/. A9907
Date
1964-12-02
MDL Identifier
msu37175
Identifier
MSUrepository:162642, mdl: msu37175, local: MSU-UA-309-37175
Monument recognizing the location of the hanging of 38 Dakota Indians at the conclusion of the US-Dakota War, 1964-12-01. This monument was originally located on the corner of Front and Main Streets in Mankato.
Title
Monument recognizing the location of the hanging of 38 Dakota Indians at the conclusion of the US-Dakota War, 1964-12-01. This monument was originally located on the corner of Front and Main Streets in Mankato.
Subject
American Indians--Mankato (Minn.)--U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.--Dakota Indians--markers., American Indians--44.164007-93.999426--Google Maps--Mankato (Minn.)--U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.--Dakota Indians--markers.
Description
8500 pound granite monument recognizing the location of the hanging of 38 Dakota Indians at the conclusion of the US-Dakota War. The monument reads "HERE WERE HANGED 38 SIOUX INDIANS DEC.26TH 1862." After the war Henry Sibley tried 392 prisoners and sentenced 303 to death. President Abraham Lincoln reduced the number of Dakota Indians sentenced to hanging for their participation in the US-Dakota war from 303 down to 38. This image was taken 1964-12-01. This monument was originally located on the corner of Front and Main Streets in Mankato and was removed in 1971. In 1997, Reconciliation Park in Mankato was dedicated to mark the location of the largest mass execution in U.S. history where 38 Dakota Indians were hanged by the government. Additional information is available about the US-Dakota War, https://www.usdakotawar.org/, and Reconciliation Park, https://www.cityartmankato.com/cityart/reconciliation-park/.. A9906
Date
1964-12-01
MDL Identifier
msu34174
Identifier
MSUrepository:162638, mdl: msu34174, local: MSU-UA-309-34174