Published August 04, 2012, 12:00 AM


West Central Tribune file photo / Forum Communications

This obelisk, shown May 21, is among those overlooking the Minnesota River Valley near Morton erected in memory of those who died in the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862. There are literally hundreds of markers and monuments throughout southwestern Minnesota telling the story of the conflict.

Read the article: A journey of understanding: Taking in the sesquicentennial tour of U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862