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

Early Western Highway

 
 
Early Western Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 10, 2016
1. Early Western Highway Marker
Inscription. Fur trade route from Missouri River, Ft. Tecumseh (Pierre) to Ft. William (1832). John (1834) later Laramie via Badlands Pass S of Scenic and White and Niobrara Rivers. Harney’s Expedition (1855) to overawe the Sioux and 1876-88 Stage and Wagon Route, Ft. Pierre to Deadwood. (Marker Number 263.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list.
 
Location. 44° 22.3′ N, 100° 58.575′ W. Marker is in Hayes, South Dakota, in Stanley County. It is on U.S. 14 0.1 miles west of Diamond Willow Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hayes SD 57537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Deadwood Trail (approx. 4.8 miles away); Little Brown Church On The Prairie (approx. 4.8 miles away); Plum Creek Waterhole (approx. 7.8 miles away); Plum Creek Station (approx. 7.8 miles away); Deadwood Trail Went S.W. (approx. 7.8 miles away); Old Indian Trail (approx. 8½ miles away).
 
Early Western Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, June 10, 2016
2. Early Western Highway Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 8, 2026