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Sibley Park (Mankato, Minnesota)

USA / Minnesota / North Mankato / Mankato, Minnesota

Sibley Park is a dynamic community park that is rich in history. The park, established in 1887, is named for Minnesota’s first Governor, Henry Hastings Sibley. In the past the park has provided a horse racing track, regional zoo, museum, community band shell, clay tennis courts and renowned gardens. The river side of Sibley Park was once the civil-war-era site of Camp Lincoln, used for troop training.
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www.ci.mankato.mn.us/pages.aspx?p_PageAlias=PARKS_Sible...
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Coordinates:   44°9'41"N   94°1'59"W

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  • B3Fiend (guest)
    Sibley Park in Mankato was the site of Camp Lincoln, where more than 300 Sioux were held and 38 of them hanged, after their revolt in 1862 -- http://www.ci.mankato.mn.us/pages.aspx?p_PageAlias=PARKS_SibleyPark Sibley Park is a dynamic community park that is rich in history. The park, established in 1887, is named for Minnesota’s first Governor, Henry Hastings Sibley. In the past the park has provided a horse racing track, regional zoo, museum, community band shell, clay tennis courts and renowned gardens.
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