1998 Tornado Information Update
On the morning of March 30, 1998, Bruce Davis (right) took a cassette tape recorder to the Emergency Operations Center at the Nicollet County Courthouse. He asked Information Officer Jack Kolars for any information he could release. Later that morning, Bruce recorded a press conference at the courthouse, held in
150 Years at the Nicollet County Fair
On October 4, 1871, the Nicollet County Agricultural Society held the first annual Nicollet County Fair. Much like today, fairgoers saw horses, pigs, cows, locally made furniture, fruits, vegetables, flowers, paintings, and photographs.
CORPORAL WILLIAM A. CLARK
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Corporal William A. Clark was one of 16 soldiers from Company H, 2nd Minnesota Infantry from Mankato, involved in a heroic action, fighting off 125 Confederate cavalry on February 15, 1863, near Nolensville, Tennessee. Eight of the veterans received the Medal of Honor on
GENERAL WILLIAM CAREY BROWN
General William Carey Brown was born at Traverse des Sioux in 1854. He graduated from West Point in 1877. He retired as a Brigadier General after many years of service, including duty in the Philippine Islands and Mexico. Brown earned many medals, including the Distinguished Service Medal
WAR OF 1812 VETERANS
The oldest known veterans buried in Nicollet County are most likely three men who served during the War of 1812, a conflict between the U.S. and Britain.
WWI TREASURES IN THE STOREROOM
Too old to join the American army, Luther Stone enlisted in the Canadian army at Winnipeg Manitoba on March 25, 1918, just four days before his 45th birthday.
Bob Looks Back: 1880 Fire at the St. Peter State Hospital
Death came to more than a dozen men during the darkness of a cold November night in 1880. The men died in a fierce fire in the north wing of the St. Peter State Hospital.
NUMEROUS TREATY VIOLATIONS
The Dakota never saw most of the money they were owed. The reservation decreased from 50 miles on either side of the Minnesota River in 1851 to 10 miles by 1858. The treaty failed to provide a new sustainable life for the Dakota. Crop failures, lack of game, and broken
1851 TREATY OF TRAVERSE DES SIOUX
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux signed on July 23, 1851, was a turning point in state and national history.
Henry Hastings Sibley: Fur Trader, Politician, and Brigadier General
Henry Hastings Sibley was a Minnesota territory congressman, first state Governor, army General, and owner of a trading post at Traverse des Sioux.