Fort SnellingMain MenuDakota History 1862-1863: The US-Dakota War, and the Innocent ImprisonedEducation + InterpretationInteractive MapCamp CensusBibliographyAll Sources used for the creation of this site.Genevieve Romain2780a176af9b081b887fccf1a2c9d8f66cc710a8Dustin Sjong7d8b720b8272f145f79d27a161206c480703e582Matthew D. Frater61f08a66ba71d0a84fb2368cda74dc64d2daa275Sarah Forschlerf112b97c780ede601526729005e344121cd2da0cAaron J. Person7682fe26670fdd393b11095bed5c9c2f5813574f
Memorial
12015-12-13T10:19:31-08:00Matthew D. Frater61f08a66ba71d0a84fb2368cda74dc64d2daa27571891The Memorial at Fort Snelling State Parkplain2015-12-13T10:19:31-08:00Matthew D. Frater61f08a66ba71d0a84fb2368cda74dc64d2daa275
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12015-12-04T11:30:08-08:00Use of the Site8plain2015-12-15T14:48:56-08:00In addition to the Minnesota Historical Society avoiding mention of injustice towards the Dakota at the fort, there is an interpretive divide between Historic Fort Snelling and Fort Snelling State Park. Fort Snelling State Park holds the physical site where the concentration camp was located, and is operated independently of the Minnesota Historical Society. The estimated site of the camp currently acts as a parking lot for the Fort Snelling State Park Visitor Center.
In many ways, Fort Snelling State Park does much more to remember the Dakota than the Minnesota Historical Society does at Historic Fort Snelling. Near the visitor center stands a memorial which acknowledges the use of the site as a concentration camp as well as list the names and numbers of those imprisoned. Although there is no official programming on the history of the site, the adjacent visitor center does have ample information available for those curious enough to seek it out.
