Historical Marker
World War I Monument
Historical marker location:
101 East Main Street, Waconia, Minnesota
( Memorial is on East Main Street west of Spruce Street, on the left when traveling west.)
The US-Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, was a conflict between the Dakota Sioux and the United States. The war resulted in the execution of 38 Dakota men, the largest mass execution in U.S. history.