Aberdeen in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
South Dakota Boy's State
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 9, 2018
1. South Dakota Boy's State Marker
Founded on N S T C Campus
1940
(American Legion Logo)
Charles Dalthorp Ivan Huntsinger
Dr. Harry R. Darling Judge Harry E. Mundt
N. Peter Wenge
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
Location. 45° 27.102′ N, 98° 28.904′ W. Marker is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. It can be reached from 12th Avenue SE. Marker is located on the campus of Northern State University just south of the Johnson Fine Art Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 S Jay St, 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Northern State University World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Northern State University Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Andrew Melgaard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); F.W. Sallet and the Dakota Freie Presse (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (approx. 0.6 miles away); Aberdeen, South Dakota Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 9, 2018
2. South Dakota Boy's State Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
