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|  Seahota - Makpeyahahoton
in South Dakota Historical Markers Here in April 1857... posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/9/2006 last visited: 3/15/2009 |
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|  Lake Herman - Historic Points
in South Dakota Historical Markers 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: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/9/2006 last visited: 5/10/2009 |
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|  1938 National Corn Husking Contest
in South Dakota Historical Markers On a windy, cold and damp day on the 3rd of November, the eyes and ears of the nation were focused on Dell Rapids who was hosting the National Corn Husking Contest. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/8/2006 last visited: 1/24/2011 |
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|  Brookings County2
in South Dakota Historical Markers The History of Brookings County began with the Act which authorized its first boundaries approved on April 5th 1862. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/17/2007 last visited: 10/10/2008 |
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|  Lake Hendricks State Park
in South Dakota Historical Markers This lake was named for Thomas A Hendricks, commissioner of the General land Office, 1855 - 59, at which time the state boundary was serveyed and the lake named. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/17/2007 last visited: 10/10/2008 |
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|  Dell Rapids
in South Dakota Historical Markers Named after the dells and rapids of the Big Sioux River which runs through town and reminded settlers of the dells of the Wisconsin River. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/17/2006 last visited: 11/25/2011 |
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|  Old Stone Building
in South Dakota Historical Markers Quarry owners built a demo project at this site to show local businessmen how quartzite could be cut to fit around door & window frames. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 6/19/2006 last visited: 1/24/2011 |
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|  Willow Creek Lutheran Church
in South Dakota Historical Markers Norwegian pioneers homesteaded in this area in the early 1870s too far from the Norwegian Churches in northwest Minnehaha County, so the first services conducted by an ordained minister was held in the Willow Creek area private home in July, 1874. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 1/13/2007 last visited: 7/10/2012 |
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|  Lake Hendricks Norwegian Colony of 1873
in South Dakota Historical Markers The first settlers at lake Hendricks were 31 Norwegians, arriving July 14, 1873 with 11 covered wagons and 30 cattle. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/17/2007 last visited: 10/10/2008 |
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|  Brookings County
in South Dakota Historical Markers The History of Brookings County began with the Act which authorized its first boundaries approved on April 5th 1862. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/17/2007 last visited: 4/17/2007 |
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|  Mickelson Wetlands Memorial
in South Dakota Historical Markers A habitat project to improve North America's wetland resources for waterfowl and many other species of wildlife. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 8/10/2007 last visited: 8/7/2007 |
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|  South Dakota Central
in South Dakota Historical Markers 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: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/16/2007 last visited: 9/17/2011 |
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|  Taopi
in South Dakota Historical Markers 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: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 1/13/2007 last visited: 11/23/2011 |
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|  Saint Olaf Roller Mill & Power Dam
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1881 Frank and Justin Pettigrew began construction of the power dam and flour millat this site where portions of the foundation remain. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 8/17/2006 last visited: 11/24/2011 |
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|  Civilian Conservation Corps Camp
in South Dakota Historical Markers DSE-224
Company number: 2751
Date: 7/31/1934
Post office: Lake Nordon
posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/5/2006 last visited: 7/7/2006 |
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|  You are about to enter Lake County
in South Dakota Historical Markers 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: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/9/2006 last visited: 6/20/2009 |
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|  You are about to enter Miner County
in South Dakota Historical Markers Named for Capt. Nelson Miner Co. A 1st Dakota Cavalry and terrorial legislators. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/9/2006 last visited: 6/20/2009 |
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|  Hartman 1899 - 1916
in South Dakota Historical Markers Townsite of Hartman was homesteaded in 1878 by John Hartmann Sr. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 2/12/2007 last visited: 6/4/2012 |
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|  Doug Horsted
in South Dakota Historical Markers 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: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 1/12/2007 last visited: 1/27/2007 |
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|  South Dakota Central, Lake Norden, South Dakota
in South Dakota Historical Markers Abandoned Railroad Company posted by: NGComets location: South Dakota date approved: 5/6/2009 last visited: never |
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|  To God Be The Glory
in South Dakota Historical Markers West Nidaros Lutheran Church was built in 1911 because the people on the west side of the river couldn't reach the church (East Nidaros) on the east side of the river. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/8/2006 last visited: 6/27/2011 |
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|  Old Nidaros Church Replica
in South Dakota Historical Markers The old Nidaros Church is a replica of the Nidaros Church which is in Renner SD. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/9/2006 last visited: 6/27/2011 |
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|  Oyen-Person Log Cabin Marker, rural Baltic, SD
in South Dakota Historical Markers This tiny log cabin has walls that could tell volumes about the many people who lived there in the late 1880’s. posted by: wildernessmama location: South Dakota date approved: 1/27/2011 last visited: 6/16/2011 |
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|  John Thompson, Pioneer
in South Dakota Historical Markers John Thompson arrived in America in 1854 from Norway as an orphan. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/8/2006 last visited: 1/24/2011 |
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|  Early Settlers Association
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1892 a group of settlers began to organize an Early Settlers Association. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/8/2006 last visited: 1/24/2011 |
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