Marion
This town, settled in 1854, was a stop for the changing of horses on the St. Paul-Dubuque stage route, and in 1856 became an active but unsuccessful rival of Rochester for the county seat. This defeat, failure to obtain the railroad, and other causes, brought about the gradual decline of the town.
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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