Somsen Hitching Post

Historical marker location:

17 North Broadway, New Ulm, Minnesota

( Marker is on North Broadway (State Highway 15 / 68) south of 1st North Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1985

Minnesota was named after the Minnesota River, which got its name from the Dakota Sioux word "Mnisota," meaning "sky-tinted water."