Upper Sioux Agency State Park
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| Location | 5908 Highway 67, Sioux Agency Township, Minnesota |
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| Nearest city | Granite Falls, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000315[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1970 |
Upper Sioux Agency State Park is a Minnesota state park on the Minnesota River, south of Granite Falls. It preserves the site of the historic Upper Sioux Agency (or Yellow Medicine Agency), which was destroyed in the Dakota War of 1862. The agency site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 for having state-level significance under the themes archaeology, architecture, education, and social history.[2]
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Categories:
- 1963 establishments in Minnesota
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Dakota War of 1862
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Minnesota River
- Protected areas established in 1963
- Protected areas of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
- State parks of Minnesota
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Minnesota geography stubs
