Pollock in Campbell County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pollock, South Dakota Settlers
⎯⎯⎯
National Bicentennial Wagon Train
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 29, 2017
1. Pollock, South Dakota Settlers Marker
Pollock, South Dakota Settlers
The first settlers came to this area about 1880. LaGrace, 9 miles southwest, was the first town and the County seat until 1888, when it gradually disappeared. The town of Pollock was founded in 1901 at the end of the Soo Line Railroad, named after R.Y. Pollock, an early settler, Community leader and lay preacher.
The town was to be flooded by the Oahe Reservoir and in 1955 ground was broken for the present town and its two churches, Presbyterian and Lutheran. The old town site, one mile north of this point, is now covered by Lake Pocasse.
National Bicentennial Wagon Train
The South Dakota covered wagon in the National Bicentennial Wagon train to Valley Forge, Pa., made its official start in Pollock on October 7, 1975, accompanied by the North Dakota wagon and a Pennsylvania wagon.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 7, 1975.
Location. 45° 54.006′ N, 100° 17.25′ W. Marker is in Pollock, South Dakota, in Campbell County. It is at the intersection of B Avenue (State Highway 1804) and Park Street, on the right when traveling north on B Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pollock SD 57648, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East River. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers.
this page online
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 29, 2017
2. National Bicentennial Wagon Train Marker
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 29, 2017
3. Pollock, South Dakota Settlers / National Bicentennial Wagon Train Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
