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Historic Fort Snelling home

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    • Overview
    • Timeline
    • Native Americans
    • The Fur Trade
    • Military History
    • Bdote
    • Enslaved African Americans and the Fight for Freedom
    • The US-Dakota War of 1862
    • Archaeology
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Fort Snelling as seen from the Minnesota River.

Learn

  • Overview
  • Timeline
  • Native Americans
  • The Fur Trade
  • Military History
  • Bdote
  • Enslaved African Americans and the Fight for Freedom
  • The US-Dakota War of 1862
  • Archaeology
  • Educator Resources

Educator Resources

The Minnesota Historical Society offers multiple resources for the study of Historic Fort Snelling and its place in the history of both Minnesota and the United States.

Find further resources (scholarships, educator workshops, Northern Lights connections, and more!) at MNHS History Education.

Native Americans.

Native Americans

  • History of Native Americans in this area
  • US Indian Agency
  • Artifacts
  • Photographs
Fort Snelling history.

Fort Snelling history

  • Fort Snelling Military history
  • Fur trade
  • Josiah Snelling
US-Dakota War of 1862.

US-Dakota War of 1862

  • US-Dakota War of 1862 History at Fort Snelling
  • Photographs
  • US-Dakota War of 1862 website
Slavery at Fort Snelling.

Slavery at Fort Snelling

  • History of Slavery at Fort Snelling
  • Dred Scott resources
  • Portraits of Dred and Harriet Scott
  • Dred Scott decision
Civil War.

Civil War

  • Minnesota's role in the Civil War
  • Fort Snelling during the Civil War
  • Artifacts
  • Photographs
World War II.

World War II

  • History of Fort Snelling during World War II
  • Military Intelligence Service Language School
  • Artifacts
  • Photographs
Fort Snelling home

Historic Fort Snelling

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Historic Fort Snelling is a member of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.

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