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Big Mound Battlefield State Historic Site
The site marks the first major battle fought in Dakota Territory between Gen. Henry H. Sibley’s Minnesota volunteers and a group of Dakota Indians.
Plan Your Visit
Getting There & Details
- Address
- 10 miles northeast
- Phone
- 701-328-2666
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.nd.gov/hist
- Map
- Get Directions →
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