Aberdeen in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Leo J. Weber

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 9, 2017

1. Leo J. Weber Marker

Inscription.

"All people are like kids, they never grow old."

Leo J. Weber

Storybookland Sculptor and Florist

1910 - 1997

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 45° 29.512′ N, 98° 31.202′ W. Marker is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. It is on Wylie Park Recreation Trail. Marker is located in Storybook Land which is part of Wylie Park. Storybook Land and the Land of Oz are open from April 15 to October 15 each season. Food concessions and amusement rides are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Hours of rides and food concessions may vary after mid August. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 24th Ave NW, Aberdeen SD 57401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River

and specifically in the James River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: L. Frank Baum, Author (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aberdeen, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); T. Clarkson Gage Homestead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dacotah Prairie Museum (approx. 2½ miles away); The Great Northern Railroad Depot (approx. 2½ miles away); Brown County Courthouse (approx. 2½ miles away); Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (approx. 2.7 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Grow! (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Wylie Park and Storybook Land. (Submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 9, 2017

2. Leo J. Weber Marker

Storybook Land image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 9, 2017

3. Storybook Land

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.