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.
Medicine or Prayer Rock. . 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
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.)
Location. 45° 26.709′ N, 99° 1.662′ W. Marker is in Ipswich, South Dakota, in Edmunds County. Marker 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.
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).
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Marcus P. Beebe
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015
2. Prayer Rock and Prayer Rock Marker
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015
3. Impressions on Prayer Rock
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015
4. Plaque on Prayer Rock
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015
5. Long view of Prayer Rock and Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Llibrary
Photographed By Ruth VanSteenwyk, November 20, 2015
6. Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2015, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 37 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.