Maiden Rock
On the east shore of Lake Pepin, opposite this point juts out a high rock. From this pinnacle, according to accounts of early travelers, a Sioux maiden of Wabasha's band prevented from marrying the warrior of her choice, leaped to her death, that she might avoid union with another and older man.
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.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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