Battle of Shakopee
On May 27, 1858, between this point and the river, a sharp fight took place between about 150 Mille Lacs Chippewa and Shakopee's band of Sioux. The battle lasted several hours and the Chippewa were defeated with a loss of 4 killed and scalped. This was the last important battle between these tribes in Minnesota.
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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