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

Medary

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 5, 2018

1. Medary Marker - lower panel

Inscription.
(lower panel:)

First Townsite
Dakota Territory
1857

(upper panel:)

This town site was
platted by
H.N. Urmy
John Bippus
C.H. Stearns

Erected by
Dakota Pioneers
and their Posterity

Erected 1929 by Dakota Pioneers and their Posterity. (Marker Number 601.)

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 year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 44° 12.613′ N, 96° 47.244′ W. Marker is near Brookings, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It is at the intersection of 471st Avenue and 219th Street, on the right when traveling south on 471st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookings SD 57006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

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 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Medary Monument (here, next to this marker); First Convention in Brookings County (a few steps from this marker); Medary Townsite (within shouting distance of this marker); Moody County (approx. one mile away); Brookings County

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(approx. one mile away); Hagensick's Resort (approx. 3.9 miles away); Tangle Town (approx. 4.1 miles away); Recycling Trash Into Our Treasure (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookings.

Medary Marker - upper panel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 5, 2018

2. Medary Marker - upper panel

Medary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 5, 2018

3. Medary Marker

Medary Monument and Rededication Marker image. Click for full size.

August 15, 2021

4. Medary Monument and Rededication Marker

Medary Monument Rededication Marker image. Click for full size.

August 15, 2021

5. Medary Monument Rededication Marker

Rededicated July 18, 2021

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on August 21, 2021. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.