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in
Hawk's Valley: A Good Place to Die, Hawk, Jake, and John Owen
journey from their farm village north of Otter Tail to the
Minnesota River valley. Due to that fateful day in 1861, each took
a different route to get there.
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JAKE OWEN
From Pine Lake in Otter Tail County, Jake journeyed south by
southwest and entered the Minnesota River Valley far northwest of
Pajutazee (Upper Sioux Agency). He travelled the south side of the
Minnesota River Valley passing through Redwood (Lower Sioux
Agency) before crossing at Fort Ridgely. |
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HAWK OWEN
From Pine Lake in Otter Tail County, Hawk journeyed southeast
though Saint Cloud to the Battle on Elk River. His journey
continued southeast through Anoka and Saint Paul. From there he
journeyed southwest along the south side of the Minnesota River
Valley through Mendota, Shakopee, and Mankato. He turned northwest
and crossed at New Ulm to reach Fort Ridgely. He travelled as far
northwest as Hawk Creek.
JOHN OWEN
Like Hawk, John journeyed southeast from Pine Lake in Otter Tail
County to Saint Cloud. From there, he continued east to the Rum
River, south to Anoka, then southeast to Saint Paul. From there he
journeyed southwest to Fort Snelling and continued along the north
side of the Minnesota River Valley through Saint Peter. Near
Mankato, he turned northwest to New Ulm.
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