Wessington Springs in Jerauld County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Shakespeare Garden

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 9, 2017

1. The Shakespeare Garden Marker

Inscription.
The Shakespeare Garden, founded 1927, was planned and developed by Clark W. and Emma Freeland Shay and is maintained as a memorial to them. Together they served the Wessington Springs College as instructors and advisors for a total of 83 years.

Laborers together with God.
1 Cor. 3:9

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 44° 5.064′ N, 98° 34.527′ W. Marker is in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, in Jerauld County. It is on 6th St N 0.1 miles north of 4th St. NW. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wessington Springs SD 57382, 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 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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shakespeare Garden/Ann Hathaway Cottage (here, next to this marker); Methodist Episcopal Church of Wessington Springs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Opera House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stratton Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Legion Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Legion Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); How Man Effects The Environment (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wessington Springs.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 9, 2017

2. The Shakespeare Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.