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Birch Coulee Battlefield

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Birch Coulee was the site of the Battle of Birch Coulee, one of the deadliest battles of the Dakota War of 1862.[1] It is now preserved at Birch Coulee State Memorial Park one mile north of Morton, Minnesota and has self-guided trails and markers about the battle from both sides.[1][2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[3]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minnesota Historic Sites: Birch Coulee Battlefield". http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/bc/. Retrieved 2012-02-09. 
  2. ↑ "Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Birch Coulee Battlefield". http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/soldier/sitec6.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-09. 
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nris

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  • Fort Ridgely Historic Site
  • Lower Sioux Agency Historic Site

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