Aberdeen in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Dacotah Prairie Museum
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 7, 2019
1. Dacotah Prairie Museum Marker
Placed on the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 45° 27.857′ N, 98° 29.264′ W. Marker is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and 1st Ave. SW, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Brown County Courthouse (about 300 feet away); The Great Northern Railroad Depot (about 500 feet away); Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (approx. 0.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Northern State University Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Northern State University World War I Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); South Dakota Boy's State (approx. 0.9 miles away); Aberdeen, South Dakota Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Grow! (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
this page online
1. Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on May 18, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Dacotah Prairie Museum. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on March 7, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 7, 2019
2. Dacotah Prairie Museum Marker
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 7, 2019
3. Dacotah Prairie Museum
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, March 7, 2019
4. Dacotah Prairie Museum Dedication Marker
This Building Given
to
Brown County
for a
Museum
by
P.A. Bradbury
Herman Pickus, Sr.
F.W. Hatterscheidt
- 1970 -
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
