National Register of Historic Places

Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Listed
March 14, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
73000971

About this property

Lac qui Parle Mission is a pre-territorial mission in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States, which was founded in June 1835 by Dr. Thomas Smith Williamson and Alexander Huggins after fur trader Joseph Renville invited missionaries to the area. "Lac qui Parle" is the French translation of the native Dakota name, "Mde Iyedan," meaning "lake which speaks". In the 19th century, the first dictionary of the Dakota language was written, and part of the Bible was translated into that language for the first time at a mission on the site of the park. It was a site for Christian missionary work to the Dakota for nearly 20 years. Renville was related to and had many friends in the Native community, and after his death in 1846, the mission was taken over by the "irreligious" Martin McLeod. The relationship between the mission and the Dakota people worsened, and in 1854 the missionaries abandoned the site and relocated to the Upper Sioux Agency. The mission was reconstructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1942 and is now managed by the Chippewa County Historical Society in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location

Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota

Categories

HISTORIC - ABORIGINALCOMMERCERELIGION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District listed on the National Register?

Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1973.

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Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lac qui Parle Mission Archeological Historic District is recorded as the colonial era.

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