Pierz

Historical marker location:

68 Main Street North, Pierz, Minnesota

( Marker is on Main Street North (Minnesota Route 27) just north of 1st Avenue East, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1965

1865-1965.

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.