Early Yankton Newspapers -- Yankton SD
N 42° 52.260 W 097° 23.645
14T E 631170 N 4747740
This "Historic Highways" historical marker stands in front of the US Post Office, and relates the history of early Yankton newspapers
Waymark Code: WM17G51
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2023
Views: 2
This historical marker is located along 4th Street (the historic US 81/Meridian Highway), on the north side of the beautiful Beaux Arts US Post Office in downtown Yankton, SD.
The marker reads as follows:
"HISTORIC HIGHWAY
100 ft. South is office of Dakota's oldest newspaper, Weekly Dakotian, June 6, 1861. Yankton Press, August 10, 1870. Weekly Press and Dakotian, Nov. 20, 1873. Daily Press & Dakotian April 26, 1875.
Erected 1956 by Daily Press & Dakotian"
Marker Name: Historic Highway - Dakota's Oldest Newspapers
Marker Type: City
Marker Text:
HISTORIC HIGHWAY
100 ft. South is office of Dakota's oldest newspaper, Weekly Dakotian, June 6, 1861. Yankton Press, August 10, 1870. Weekly Press and Dakotian, Nov. 20, 1873. Daily Press & Dakotian April 26, 1875.
Corrected 1956 by Daily Press & Dakotian
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