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

Fort Meade Museum

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 24, 2021

1. Fort Meade Museum Marker

Inscription. This Property has been
placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

By the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by the United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 44° 24.644′ N, 103° 28.279′ W. Marker is in Fort Meade, South Dakota, in Meade County. It is on Sheridan Street 0.2 miles west of Custer Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55 Sheridan St, Fort Meade SD 57741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River

and in Greater Rapid City.

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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: It Started Here (within shouting distance of this marker); 8 Inch Towed Howitzer (M115) (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Cavalry Group Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles D. Roberts (within shouting distance of this marker); Bear Butte (Mato Paha) Indian Camp (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Camps (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles Nolin (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bear Butte (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Meade.

Also see . . . Fort Meade, South Dakota. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on June 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 24, 2021

2. Fort Meade Museum Marker

Fort Meade Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, April 24, 2021

3. Fort Meade Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.