Fort Pierre in Stanley County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Translation of the Verendrye Plate

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2016

1. Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker

Inscription. Front
”In the twenty-sixth year of the reign
of Louis XV, the most illustrious Lord,
the Lord Marquis of Beauharnois being Viceroy,
1741, Pierre Gaultier de La Verendrye placed this.”

Back
Placed by the Chevalier Verendrye
(his brother) Louis (and) La Londette and
A. Miotte. 30 March 1743.

Replica plate in viewing window below

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is March 30, 1743.

Location. 44° 21.32′ N, 100° 22.7′ W. Marker is in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, in Stanley County. Marker is on Verendrye Drive (2nd Street), 0.4 miles north of West 2nd Avenue. Marker is located at the Verendrye National Historic Site, on the hilltop overlooking Fort Pierre and the Missouri River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Pierre SD 57532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Verendrye Explorers (here, next to this marker); The Verendrye Site (here, next to this marker); Verendrye Tablet Site (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Verendrye Site (a few steps from this marker); Fort Pierre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis and Clark / Fort Pierre, South Dakota

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Pierre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Casey Tibbs (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Pierre.

More about this marker. Marker is a large, engraved, black metal tablet, mounted at eye-level within a large rock and masonry structure.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Verendrye National Historic Site

Also see . . . The Verendrye plate: A family remembers. “They must have had the thought that it was a good place to bury that plate because a lot of people would come to that spot in the future." (Doug O’Rielly, son of George O’Rielly) (Submitted on October 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker (<i>tall view; showing tablet replica below marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2016

2. Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker (tall view; showing tablet replica below marker)

Verendrye Plate Replica (<i>mounted below the marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2016

3. Verendrye Plate Replica (mounted below the marker)

Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker (<i>tall view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2016

4. Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker (tall view)

Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker (<i>wide view; Ft. Pierre & Missouri River background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 19, 2016

5. Translation of the Verendrye Plate Marker (wide view; Ft. Pierre & Missouri River background)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.