Java in Walworth County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
City of Java, South Dakota
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 29, 2017
1. City of Java, South Dakota Marker
Built by
City of Java
and
Work Projects
Administration
W.P.A. Project Number 4172
Nineteen Forty
Erected 1940 by Work Projects Administration.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
Location. 45° 30.206′ N, 99° 53.111′ W. Marker is in Java, South Dakota, in Walworth County. It is at the intersection of Milwaukee St and 1st Ave on Milwaukee St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5104 Milwaukee St, Java SD 57452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East River. 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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hiddenwood Park (approx. 5½ miles away); You are now on the 100° Meridian (approx. 6.7 miles away); Walworth County, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Mickelson Governors (approx. 7.4 miles away); Bangor (approx. 8.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bangor (approx. 8.7 miles away).
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 29, 2017
2. City of Java, South Dakota Marker
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 29, 2017
3. City of Java, South Dakota Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
