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

Medicine or Prayer Rock

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015

1. Medicine or Prayer Rock Marker

Inscription. Found near Mobridge, the impression was tediously incised by some old Indian intent on building himself up as a medicine man. Once formed it was a symbol of great power and was venerated by the Indians who believed it the work of the "Wakan" or Great Spirit.
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Plaque on Prayer Rock This Library was presented to the City of Ipswich in memory of Marcus P. Beebe 1931

Erected by Erected 1962 Ipswich Commercial Club. (Marker Number 240.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 45° 26.709′ N, 99° 1.662′ W. Marker is in Ipswich, South Dakota, in Edmunds County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles south of 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Main Street, Ipswich SD 57451, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in East River.

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 2 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ipswich Memorial Arch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welsh Colony at Powell (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Additional keywords. Marcus P. Beebe

Prayer Rock and Prayer Rock Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015

2. Prayer Rock and Prayer Rock Marker

Impressions on Prayer Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015

3. Impressions on Prayer Rock

Plaque on Prayer Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015

4. Plaque on Prayer Rock

Long view of Prayer Rock and Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Llibrary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015

5. Long view of Prayer Rock and Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Llibrary

Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015

6. Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2015, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 20, 2015, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.