When Was Fort Ridgely State Park Founded?
Fort Ridgely State Park Is a State Park of Minnesota, Usa, on the Minnesota River South of Fairfax. It Preserves Fort Ridgely, Site of the Battle of Fort...
Fort Ridgely State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the Minnesota River south of Fairfax. It preserves Fort Ridgely, site of the Battle of Fort Ridgely during the Dakota War of 1862.
Why was Fort Ridgely important?
The fort was designed as a police station to keep peace as settler-colonists poured into the former Dakota lands. Nine years later, unkept promises by the US government, nefarious practices by fur traders, and crop failure all helped create tensions that erupted into the US-Dakota War in August 1862.
What happened at Fort Ridgely?
On the afternoon of August 20, 1862, Little Crow led a company of roughly 400 Dakota men in an attack against Fort Ridgely. The battle lasted five hours. ... Over the course of the battles, three soldiers and four civilians were killed; 13 soldiers and 26 civilians were wounded.
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