Washington Township near White Lake in Aurora County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Stratosphere Balloon Landing

August 29, 2021

1. Stratosphere Balloon Landing Marker

Inscription. On Nov. 11, 1935, Explorer II, released in Black Hills, bearing Captains Orville A. Anderson and Albert W. Stevens, after a record ascent to 72,395 feet landed here, instruments intact and with a wealth of new scientific knowledge.

Erected 1961 by Marvin F. Bormann. (Marker Number 337.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1935.

Location. 43° 32.56′ N, 98° 44.133′ W. Marker is near White Lake, South Dakota, in Aurora County. It is in Washington Township. It is on 265th Street (County Road 60) west of 373rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Lake SD 57383, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River

and specifically in the James River Valley.

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 3 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Platte Community Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.9 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial Highway (approx. 13 miles away); White Lake Memorial Plaza (approx. 13 miles away).

Also see . . . The Stratobowl Flights of the 1930s - SDPB. (Submitted on November 4, 2023.)

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Stratosphere Balloon Landing Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

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2. Stratosphere Balloon Landing Marker, from the east

Stratosphere Balloon Landing Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

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3. Stratosphere Balloon Landing Marker, from the west

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2021. This page has been viewed 1,849 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.