Brookings in Brookings County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Paul Zantow Memorial

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 5, 2007

1. Paul Zantow Memorial Marker

Inscription. Paul Zantow, successful McPherson County farmer, was born in Germany March 23, 1883, and emigrated to America in 1902 and settled near Leola where he purchased land in 1907. He steadily increased his holdings, farming there almost to the time of his death on September 2, 1971. Zantow was a South Dakota pioneer in the planting of trees for shelter belts and in using soil conservation methods

The Paul Zantow Memorial Grove is given by one of his five children, Alice (Mrs. Ralph) Kane, who was a 1944 Home Economics graduate of S. D. S. U. and the first woman to serve as President of the student body.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 44° 18.999′ N, 96° 47.316′ W. Marker is in Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It is at the intersection of Medary Avenue and Harvey Dunn Street, on the right when traveling south on Medary Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1036 Medary Ave, Brookings SD 57006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial

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is in East River.

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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coughlin Campanile (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); College Green (about 600 feet away); Medal of Honor Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Heart of Brookings (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brookings County South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brookings / Hillcrest Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hillcrest Timber Claim (approx. 0.7 miles away); Downtown (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookings.

Distant view of Paul Zantow Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 5, 2007

2. Distant view of Paul Zantow Memorial

Distant view of Paul Zantow Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, July 5, 2007

3. Distant view of Paul Zantow Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2020, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2020, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.