National Register of Historic Places - Minnesota (MN), Yellow Medicine County

Yellow Medicine County Minnesota (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Upper Sioux Agency and Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District, Canby Commercial Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Dakota dating back to 1999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Yellow Medicine County places including Twin City Granite Works. Prominent architectural styles found in Yellow Medicine Country are Art Deco and Italianate.

Canby Commercial Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002189)

Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. and St. Olaf Ave. , Canby

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Upper Sioux Agency (added 1970 - - #70000315)

Address Restricted , Granite Falls

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Native American, Architecture, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Dakota

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000517)

Also known as 21YMk;21YMI;YM-SXA-3, 21YM0110;21YMc;21YMh;21YMi;21YMj;

Intersection of 218 Ave and 600 St , Sioux Agency Township

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Native American

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American, Dakota

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local, State

Historic Function:

Defense, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Monument/Marker, Unoccupied Land

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Monument/Marker, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling