Pike's Fort
On the west bank of the Mississippi opposite this point, Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike built a stockade for his exploring party for the winter of 1805-6. Rapids formerly in the river here bore his name. The fort site is marked but there is no bridge nearer than Little Falls.
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 LibrariesBarry Lawrence Ruderman 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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