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Camp Release State Monument

  • Also Known As: Camp Release Site
  • Address: US 212
  • Vicinity: About 2 mi SW of Montevideo off US 212
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site


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Camp Release State Monument
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1862/09/26 Henry Hastings Sibley American Commander Col Henry H Sibley arrives on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River Valley and demands that all the captives be delivered instantly. The Dakota immediately release 91 white settlers and about 150 mixed-blood captives. Dakota War of 1862
1862/09/26 Susan Freniere Brown American Captive War prisoners, Susan Brown, the other women and children group, are freed at "Camp Release" west of Montevideo. Dakota War of 1862

Data »

Particulars for Camp Release State Monument:
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Historic Use Monument
Sight Category Site
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 73000981
Resource Type:
Owner: State
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Military
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1862
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Monument, Marker
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park Monument, Marker

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