Near Madison in Lake County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Lake Herman - Historic Points
1 to 2 Miles South
August 22, 2021
1. Lake Herman - Historic Points Marker
Lake Herman was the original stopping point on the Indian Trail that led from the pipestone quarries in Minnesota to the Three Rivers of the Sioux, a Sioux sanctuary near Fort Thompson on the Missouri. State Highway No. 34 closely follows this Indian Trail.
1 Mi. S. - Old Townsite of Herman Village, platted in 1878, was named for Herman Luce, pioneer settler of 1870. It was a thriving town with stores, newspaper and a bright future until the railroad entered New Madison in 1881. William Luce was appointed first Postmaster in 1874.
1½ Mi. S. to Inkpaduta Indian Camp site - 1857.
2 Mi. S. to Lake Herman State Park and original log cabin of Herman Luce, built in 1871.
Erected 1955 by Lake County Historical Society and State Highway Commission. (Marker Number 113.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. 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. Marker is missing. It was located near 44° 0.464′ N, 97° 10.279′ W. Marker
this page online
Regionally, this marker was in East River and in Greater Sioux Falls. It was also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Chapel Car Emmanuel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ash Grove Seventh-Day Adventist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thormodsgaard Log Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Cabin (approx. 1.1 miles away); The 37-Star Flag (approx. 1.1 miles away); Luce Historic Cabin Restoration Project (approx. 1.2 miles away); Madison Memorial Park (approx. 2.8 miles away); Memorial Creek Walls (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. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
August 22, 2021
2. Lake Herman - Historic Points Marker
August 8, 2022
3. The location where the marker stood
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2021. 3. submitted on September 2, 2022. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
