Breckenridge

Breckenridge, named for John C. Breckenridge, vice-president of the United States from 1857 to 1861, was laid out in 1857. On August 23, 1862, its citizens were warned that the Sioux Indians were planning a raid on the town, and most fled to Fort Abercrombie. Three men who scoffed at the warning—Edward Russell, Charles Battle, and Martin Fehrenbach—stayed behind and were killed by the Indians. After the Sioux Uprising, Breckenridge remained a virtual ghost town until 1871, when the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad reached it and ushered in a period of booming growth.

Breckenridge, Minnesota · United States