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Lake Shetek State Monument

Memorials	:	1
Location	:	Currie, Murray County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.0986050, -95.6907840
Description	:	Lake Shetek State Park was established in 1937. Located near the entrance to the park is the Lake Shetek Monument, a stone memorial pillar which marks the mass grave of 15 settlers who were killed during the U.S.-Dakota War in 1862. The site for the stone monument was selected by William Duley Sr., who lost two of his children during the US-Dakota War. The monument was dedicated in 1925. Directions from nearest town: From the town of Currie (4 miles east of the intersection of Hwy. 30 and Hwy. 59), go 1.5 miles north on C.S.A.H. 38, then 1.5 miles west on... Read More	Lake Shetek State Park was established in 1937. Located near the entrance to the park is the Lake Shetek Monument, a stone memorial pillar which marks the mass grave of 15 settlers who were killed during the U.S.-Dakota War in 1862. The site for the stone monument was selected by William Duley Sr., who lost two of his children during the US-Dakota War. The monument was dedicated in 1925. Directions from nearest town: From the town of Currie (4 miles east of the intersection of Hwy. 30 and Hwy. 59), go 1.5 miles north on C.S.A.H. 38, then 1.5 miles west on C.S.A.H. 37. Inscription on monument: "At this site lie the bodies of fifteen people in a mass grave ten feet long, four feet wide and four feet deep. Contained in this grave are the remains of six adults and nine children killed either at Lake Shetek or at Slaughter Slough on August 20, 1862. The fifteenth victim, whose name does not appear on the Monument, was a twelve year-old boy killed in the late afternoon of the 20th. Mistakenly identified as Frank Eastlick, he lies with the rest, his name unknown to this day. Originally, the bodies of the slain lay unburied from August 20, to October 16, 1862. The bones were collected and buried by the edge of Slaughter Slough in a shallow grave and lay there until the following year. On October 31, 1863, a military burial party, commanded by Captain Starkey and assisted by Wm. Duley, Captain of Scouts, with the aid of Thomas Ireland, Charles Hatch and H. Watson Smith reburied the remains at this present location. The State of Minnesota began construction of this monument in 1924. It was completed and dedicated in 1925."

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Longitude: -95.6907840

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pioneer Cemetery
Currie, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0733930, -95.6785300

2. Bethany Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1142006, -95.7328033

3. Calvary Cemetery
Currie, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0672720, -95.6665240

4. Lake Sarah Baptist Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1237670, -95.7404030

5. Modum Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1241989, -95.7514038

6. Slaughter Slough Monument
Currie, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0856700, -95.6188600

7. Willow Lake Lutheran Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1235160, -95.6028560

8. Slayton Cemetery
Slayton, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0024986, -95.7525024

9. Our Saviors Cemetery
Dovray, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0505981, -95.5543976

10. Pleasant View Cemetery
Dovray, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0517270, -95.5523720

11. Saint Anne's Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9935751, -95.7441793

12. Hoiland Lutheran Cemetery
Garvin, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2106018, -95.7042007

13. Slayton Memorial Gardens
Slayton, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9775009, -95.7322006

14. Emmanuel Cemetery
Avoca, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9716988, -95.6825027

15. Tracy Community Cemetery
Tracy, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2127991, -95.6117020

16. Rialson Cemetery
Tracy, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2243996, -95.6532974

17. Highland Home Cemetery
Hadley, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0078011, -95.8497009

18. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1600100, -95.8843400

19. Faith Lutheran Cemetery
Avoca, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9463997, -95.6594009

20. Saint Rose Cemetery
Avoca, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9455986, -95.6594009

21. Bethel Community Cemetery
Garvin, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2536011, -95.7339020

22. Faith Swedish Cemetery
Avoca, Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 43.9366989, -95.6781006

23. Skandia Free Church Cemetery
Murray County, USA
Coordinate: 44.1671982, -95.8977966

24. Saint Marys Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Tracy, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2534200, -95.6060800

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