Historical Marker
Hermann Monument
Historical marker location:
14 Monument Street, New Ulm, Minnesota
( Marker can be reached from Monument Street north of Center Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1976
(Hermann Denkmal).
The first European to explore Minnesota was French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634. He traveled along Lake Michigan and the Fox River and likely reached the present-day state of Minnesota.