Sibley Historic Site

The Sibley Historic Site is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and Minnesota's first governor.

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Mendota, Minnesota, USA
Also known as: “Henry H. Sibley House” and “Sibley House Historic Site”
Address: 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway, Mendota, MN 55150

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pike Island and Fort Snelling.

Pike Island

Island

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Pike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

Photo: The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Fort Snelling is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Sibley Historic Site.

Mendota Bridge

Bridge

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highways 55 and 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the Mississippi River at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language. Mendota Bridge is situated 3,000 feet west of Sibley Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota and Bdóte.

Mendota

Village

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.

Bdóte

Locality

Bdóte is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet, encompassing Pike Island, Fort Snelling, Coldwater Spring, Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

Mendota Heights

Town

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census.

Sibley Historic Site

Categories: house, heritage site, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Mendota, Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.88789° or 44° 53′ 16″ north

Longitude

-93.16594° or 93° 9′ 57″ west

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

86P8VRQM+5J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 343906550

OpenStreetMap feature

building=detached

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7507187

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In Other Languages

“Sibley Historic Site” goes by many names.

French: “Sibley House Historic Site”

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