Flandreau in Moody County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Governor Bill Janklow

September 5, 2021

1. Governor Bill Janklow Marker

Inscription. William John "Bill" Janklow was born in Chicago in 1939. He grew up in Flandreau. After serving in the US Marine Corps, he married Flandreau native Mary Dean Thom. They raised three children: Russell, Pam, and Shonna. After graduating from the University of South Dakota and the USD School of Law, Bill became a Legal Aid lawyer on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. South Dakota voters elected Bill Attorney General in 1974, Governor in 1978, 1982, 1994, and 1998, and to Congress in 2002. During his unprecedented four terms as governor, Bill made state government more efficient and innovative; helped save the state's farm-to-market railroads; changed the mission of Dakota State University to a nationally acclaimed computer school; converted USD/Springfield into a minimum security prison where inmates learn job skills; brought Citibank and other financial service companies to South Dakota; exercised a front line approach to the state's resources to natural disasters; promoted South Dakota through such activities as the Governor's Pheasant Hunt, Governor's Snowmobile Ride, Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, and Capitol Christmas

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Trees, and used prison inmates to wire the state's school buildings for Internet access—earning South Dakota the honor of being the most wired state in America.

Erected 2016 by the State of South Dakota. (Marker Number 710.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.

Location. 44° 3.107′ N, 96° 36.351′ W. Marker is in Flandreau, South Dakota, in Moody County. It is at the intersection of West Community Drive and North 13th Street, on the left when traveling east on West Community Drive. Located at the entrance of the William J. Janklow Community Center/Armory in Flandreau. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 802 W Community Dr, Flandreau SD 57028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River

and in Greater Sioux Falls.

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

Governor Bill Janklow Marker at the William J. Janklow Community Center/Armory image. Click for full size.

September 5, 2021

2. Governor Bill Janklow Marker at the William J. Janklow Community Center/Armory

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moody County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jones School District #60 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Grow: 66/125 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Waxdahl Claim Shack (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Riverbend Meeting House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Crescent Street Bridge Railing (approx. 1.2 miles away); Flandreau Antique Stone Pole Street Lamps (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flandreau.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2021. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.