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

Wm. H.H. Beadle

Brigadier General

— 1838 - 1915 —

Wm. H.H. Beadle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2020

1. Wm. H.H. Beadle Marker

Inscription.
Soldier Statesman
Educator Conservationist

Through his leadership twenty million acres of school lands were saved for posterity in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington.

President of this school 1889 - 1905
Professor of History 1905 - 1912

Erected 1937 by Alumni, community and friends during the Beadle Centennial. (Marker Number 646.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 44° 0.75′ N, 97° 6.765′ W. Marker is in Madison, South Dakota, in Lake County. It is on North Egan Avenue. Memorial is located on the Campus of Dakota State University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 North Egan Avenue, Madison SD 57042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River

and in Greater Sioux Falls.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison State Normal School The Great War Honor Roll (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Madison Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); C. B. Kennedy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial Creek Walls (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lake County Courthouse Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Madison Depot (approx. 0.7 miles away); Thormodsgaard Log Home (approx. 2.8 miles away); Ash Grove Seventh-Day Adventist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Here in April 1857 (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 4, 2020

2. Wm. H.H. Beadle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on July 22, 2021. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.