Vasa: Mattson's Settlement

Historical marker location:

Vasa, Minnesota

( Marker is on Norelius Road (County 7 Boulevard), 0.2 miles east of Old Childrens Home Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1988

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.