Mathias Ulmen's Union House Hotel, North Front Street Mankato MN Circa 1860-1880s

Here is the hotel my great-great uncle, Mathias Ulmen, built in Mankato, Minnesota. He operated it for several years. It was standing at the time of the Dakota Conflict of 1862 within sight of the mass hanging of 38 Sioux warriors on December 26, 1862, which was the largest mass execution in U.S. history.
Uncle Mathias, whose grave site you saw last week, saw it all.

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