Wessington Springs in Jerauld County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Wessington Springs' First Home

August 29, 2021

1. Wessington Springs' First Home Marker

Inscription. This indention in the ground is the site of the first home in Jerauld County. Levi Hain and his wife, Maribee began with a sod house in 1876 and soon after built a log cabin. They sold their home and land to Rev. A.B. Smart in 1880 and the cabin became the first school in town. The big cottonwood trees you see around the ballfield on the north, south, and west, were planted by Levi Hain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 44° 4.671′ N, 98° 34.378′ W. Marker is in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, in Jerauld County. It can be reached from College Avenue South south of 1st Street Southwest, on the left when traveling south. Located in Wessington Springs City Park, by a gravel road going east from College Ave. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wessington Springs SD 57382, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Municipal Field House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Neutral Ground (about 300 feet away); Noble's Trail Campsite (about 300 feet away); South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame (about 500 feet away); How Man Effects The Environment (about 500 feet away); Legion Hill

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(about 500 feet away); Carnegie Library (about 600 feet away); Old Grade Road (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wessington Springs.

August 29, 2021

2. Wessington Springs' First Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2021. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2021. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.