Mouth of Rum River

Anoka County · U. S. highway 52, east end of Champlin Bridge in Anoka · location approximate

Joseph Belanger built a trading post in the vicinity in 1844 and near here the Red River trail crossed Rum River. Hennepin and Duluth passed this way in 1680. About three miles up the Rum, the Sioux inflicted disastrous defeats on the Chippewa in 1839 and 1854.

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.

Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps

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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