Photos: Dakota riders arrive in Mankato

Riders travel over 300 miles to remember the 160th anniversary of the largest mass execution in American history. The ride from South Dakota to south-central Minnesota honored the 38 Dakota who were executed by hanging in Mankato on Dec. 26, 1862.

December 26, 2022 at 10:56PM
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Jerry Holt

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Jerry Holt has been a Minnesota Star Tribune staff photographer since 1990.

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