Slaughter Slough
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Slaughter Slough was the site of a massacre in the Dakota War of 1862
east of Lake Shetek
. A monument to the 15 settlers that were murdered stands at 44.0982 N, 95.691 W near the intersection of county roads 37 and 96.
Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux. It began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota...
east of Lake Shetek
Lake Shetek
Lake Shetek is the largest lake in Murray County, Minnesota, located a few miles north-northwest of Currie. Shetek means "pelican".-Geography:...
. A monument to the 15 settlers that were murdered stands at 44.0982 N, 95.691 W near the intersection of county roads 37 and 96.