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

First Building at Yankton Site

May 1858

July 18, 2021

1. First Building at Yankton Site Marker

Inscription. C. J. Holman, for a Sioux City group, rivals of Frost, Todd & Co.'s Upper Missouri Land Company came in March 1858, was run off by threatening Indians but returned in May and built cabin, after fracas with F. T. & Co. employees and lived there till September when Major Lovell, U.S.A. ousted him again. Cabin near this marker.

Erected 1960 by Yaggie Mills, Yankton. (Marker Number 308.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1858.

Location. 42° 52.179′ N, 97° 23.238′ W. Marker is in Yankton, South Dakota, in Yankton County. It is at the intersection of East 3rd Street and Mulberry Street on East 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Mulberry St, Yankton SD 57078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Yankton Sioux Tribe

and in East River.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

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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: Trial of Jack McCall for Murder of "Wild Bill" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Francois Picotte (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Territorial Capital (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Capitol Building of Dakota Territory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sculpting the Landscape (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lewis & Clark Expedition (approx. ¼ mile away); The Great Missouri River (approx. ¼ mile away); Cramer - Kenyon Home (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yankton.

July 18, 2021

2. First Building at Yankton Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2021. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.