Howard's Addition

Minnesota · USA · Cemetery

The oldest cemetery in Shakopee sits on a hilltop among modern houses, on the site of one of the first farms in the district.

Not far from the racetrack at Shakopee, Minnesota is the site of one of the first farms in the area, the beginning of the settlement that became the town.

On top of the hill there is now a housing development, and among the modern houses sits the oldest cemetery in the city, with graves going back to the original settlers.

A pioneer graveyard surrounded by suburban homes is a common enough arrangement in the American midwest, and it is always the result of the same sequence: the farm is subdivided, the developer builds around the plot because moving graves is expensive and unpopular, and the neighbours end up with it at the end of their gardens.

What is reported there comes from the residents.

Shakopee is named for a line of Dakota leaders, and the ground here has a longer history than the settlers' graves suggest.

The cemetery is a public burial ground in a residential street.

FAQ

Hvor ligger Howard's Addition?

Howard's Addition ligger i Minnesota, USA.