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December 27, 2007

Runners commemorate dark day in Kato's past

Runners participating in an commemorative run from Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities to Mankato run along U.S. Highway 169 south of St. Peter. The 85-mile run, conducted annually to commemorate the execution of 38 Dakota by the U.S. military on Dec. 26, 1862, ended at Reconciliation Park, located near the site of the hangings.

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