Silver Creek Cliff

Historical marker location:

Two Harbors, Minnesota

( Marker can be reached from Minnesota Route 61 at milepost 30, on the right when traveling north.)

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.