Upper Sioux Agency
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Location | 5908 Highway 67, Sioux Agency Township, Minnesota |
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Nearest city | Granite Falls, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 44°44′5″N 95°27′24.23″W / 44.73472°N 95.4567306°WCoordinates: 44°44′5″N 95°27′24.23″W / 44.73472°N 95.4567306°W |
Built | 1854 |
NRHP reference # | 70000315 |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1970 |
Upper Sioux Agency State Park is a Minnesota state park on the Minnesota River, south of Granite Falls. It preserves the site of the historic Upper Sioux Agency (or Yellow Medicine Agency), which was destroyed in the Dakota War of 1862. The agency site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 for having state-level significance under the themes archaeology, architecture, education, and social history.