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Le Sueur County · U. S. highway 169, 118 N. Main Street, Le Sueur · location approximate

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In this residence from about 1858 until 1863 lived Dr. William W. Mayo, noted physician and father of the world-famous surgeons, Dr. William J. and Dr. Charles Mayo, the former being born here in 1861. During the Sioux attacks on New Ulm in August 1862, Dr. William W. Mayo acted as surgeon for the defenders.

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 Libraries

Marker data: Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project, Work Projects Administration, Guide to Historic Markers Erected by the State Highway Department Cooperating with the Minnesota Historical Society (1940)

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