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South Dakota historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here.

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South Dakota Historical MarkersSalem Rest Area

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SD's rich western heritage has been remembered along the interstate, as safety rest areas and tourist information centers.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 02/12/2007

last visited: 06/07/2021

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South Dakota Historical MarkersDoug Horsted

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Cancer victim at age 36, Doug Horsted generously bequeathed funds for many outdoors and wildlife causes, including the purchase of this 235 acre wetland.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358

location: South Dakota

date approved: 01/12/2007

last visited: 01/27/2007

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South Dakota Historical MarkersTown of Epiphany, SD

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Erected 1975 by the Lady's Altar Society, The South Dakota State Historical Society and the Department of Transporation.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The-DuHawks

location: South Dakota

date approved: 10/18/2012

last visited: never

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South Dakota Historical MarkersPumpkin Center

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"Pumpkin Center" helped define the era of westward expansion of transportation.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358

location: South Dakota

date approved: 04/30/2006

last visited: 06/15/2011

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South Dakota Historical MarkersHartman 1899 - 1916

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Townsite of Hartman was homesteaded in 1878 by John Hartmann Sr.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 02/12/2007

last visited: 06/04/2012

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South Dakota Historical MarkersMennonite and Hutterian Immigration Memorial

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"Mennonite and Hutterian Immigration Memorial" Centennial 1874 - 1974 in Freeman, SD.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358

location: South Dakota

date approved: 04/30/2006

last visited: 02/10/2023

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South Dakota Historical MarkersTaopi

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Taopi was a Christian chief of the Farmer band of Santee Sioux honored here for his loyalty during the Minnesota Uprising of 1862.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358

location: South Dakota

date approved: 01/13/2007

last visited: 11/23/2011

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South Dakota Historical MarkersIn Tribute to the Pioneers -- Munno SD

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A polished red granite memorial to the Hutterite pioneers of this area who founded the Johannesthal Reformed Church here in 1873

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: South Dakota

date approved: 02/11/2023

last visited: 02/11/2023

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South Dakota Historical MarkersTown of Hartford

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In 1878 when Hartford was first established, it was named after the first pioneer I.A. Oaks.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/13/2006

last visited: 06/09/2012

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South Dakota Historical MarkersYou are about to enter Lake County

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Lake County was the realm of the Dacotah Sioux Indians with few white intruders until ceded by theYankton tribe in 1858. In 1857 the Noble's Trail was built across its NE corner and that year Mrs Wm. Marble a captive of Inkepaduta's renegade indian band was rescued at Lake Herman by christian indians.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/09/2006

last visited: 06/20/2009

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South Dakota Historical MarkersYou are about to enter Miner County

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Named for Capt. Nelson Miner Co. A 1st Dakota Cavalry and terrorial legislators.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/09/2006

last visited: 06/20/2009

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South Dakota Historical MarkersHoward Public Library - First chartered Library in Dakota Territory

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The Howard Public Library was the first chartered library in Dakota Territory.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/07/2006

last visited: 03/29/2019

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South Dakota Historical MarkersSouth Dakota Central

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Following the establishment of the 1897 Taopi Creamery at the Future townsite of Colton, discussions began about the need for a farm to market railroad.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/16/2007

last visited: 09/17/2011

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South Dakota Historical MarkersSeahota - Makpeyahahoton

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Here in April 1857...

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/09/2006

last visited: 03/15/2009

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South Dakota Historical MarkersLake Herman - Historic Points

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Lake Herman was the original stopping point on the old Dacotah Trail that led from the pipestone quarries in Minnesota to the Three Rivers of the Sioux.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/09/2006

last visited: 05/10/2009

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South Dakota Historical MarkersOld Madison - First County Seat

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Lake County was started October 1873 when Herman Luce and John Hare met at the cabin of William Lee near the site of old Madison, to organize the old town Of Madison.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/09/2006

last visited: 06/28/2011

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South Dakota Historical MarkersPeter Byg, Prairie Fire Victim

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Peter Byg was born in Denmark and emigrated to America.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 06/05/2006

last visited: 06/07/2006

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South Dakota Historical MarkersBenton Lutheran Church

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Unfavorable economic conditions in the mid 1800's in Sweden led many young people to search for a better life in America.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 06/09/2006

last visited: 06/15/2006

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South Dakota Historical MarkersC. B. Kennedy

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C. B. Kennedy, Founder of Madison and Dakota State College.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member plainsdrifter358

location: South Dakota

date approved: 12/19/2006

last visited: 03/15/2009

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South Dakota Historical MarkersJim Town Trail - Fort Thompson Trail Junction

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Junction of the Jim Town Trail and the Ft. Thompson Trail.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member windtimber

location: South Dakota

date approved: 04/22/2008

last visited: never

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South Dakota Historical MarkersThe Old Millstone - Mitchell, SD

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This is historical marker describing the millstone display it is attached to is located in Hitchcock Park in Mitchell, SD.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus

location: South Dakota

date approved: 08/26/2013

last visited: 04/09/2013

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South Dakota Historical MarkersFedora Independent Consolidated School District No 1

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Around 1895 the first Fedora Village School was the root School located in section 9 later moved to section 10.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 07/09/2006

last visited: 10/16/2011

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South Dakota Historical MarkersThe Crash of the Flying Sioux

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This double sided marker tells of the tragic collision of two B-17 bombers during a training flight in 1943.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member NevaP

location: South Dakota

date approved: 05/05/2008

last visited: 05/03/2012

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South Dakota Historical MarkersFoster Children Tragedy

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After emigrating from Ireland in 1872....

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MNSearchers

location: South Dakota

date approved: 05/16/2006

last visited: 01/28/2012

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South Dakota Historical MarkersCarl Gunderson: 11th Governor of South Dakota, Mitchell, SD

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This historic marker tells about the 11th Governor of South Dakota and is located in Rotary Park in downtown Mitchell, SD.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildernessmama

location: South Dakota

date approved: 11/26/2019

last visited: 02/12/2023

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