Cross River
On the lake shore at the mouth of this river Father Frederic Baraga, noted Catholic missionary to the Indians and later a bishop, in August 1846 erected a rude cross in recognition of a safe crossing of Lake Superior by small boat from La Pointe. The river received its name from this episode.
Verbatim 1940 text, presented as a historical record, not current interpretation. Minnesota now calls the 1862 conflict the U.S.-Dakota War and has since replaced the wording on some of these signs.
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