Near Tappen in Kidder County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sibley Trail

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 13, 2021

1. Sibley Trail Marker

Inscription. Sibley Trail
McPhaill’s Butte
July 24, 1863

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 24, 1863.

Location. 46° 58.791′ N, 99° 38.504′ W. Memorial is near Tappen, North Dakota, in Kidder County. It can be reached from 30th Street Southeast near 39th Avenue Southeast. Marker is on private property, please tread respectfully. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Tappen ND 58487, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Dakota’s Drift Prairie.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. J.S. Weiser (approx. 3 miles away); Dawson Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 9.3 miles away); Dawson Congregational Church Bell (approx. 9.4

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miles away); The National Wildlife Refuge System in North Dakota (approx. 12 miles away); Chase Lake NWR and the American White Pelican (approx. 12.1 miles away); Chase Lake Prairie Project (approx. 12.1 miles away); The Missouri Coteau - North America's Duck Factory. (approx. 12.1 miles away); Welcome to Crystal Springs WPA (approx. 12.1 miles away).

Also see . . . McPhail’s Butte Overlook State Historic Site. (Submitted on June 19, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 13, 2021

2. Sibley Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.