Fort Ridgely State Park

Fort Ridgely State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, on the Minnesota River south of Fairfax. It preserves Fort Ridgely, site of the Battle of Fort Ridgely during the Dakota War of 1862. It is the only Minnesota state park with a 9-hole golf course, which overlooks the Minnesota River and goes along Fort Ridgely Creek.

Fort Ridgely State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic Resources
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	New Ulm, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°27′3″N 94°43′36″W
Area	220 acres (89 ha)
Built	1934
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	National Park Service rustic
MPS	Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001668 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1989

The Civilian Conservation Corps Rustic Style buildings within the state park, built between 1934 and 1936, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

• Rustic Style Architecture in Minnesota State Parks: Fort Ridgely State Park

External links

Media related to Fort Ridgely State Park at Wikimedia Commons

• Fort Ridgely State Park