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

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm

In Memory of Gustavus Norgren

— Dedicated to the Early Pioneers of South Dakota —

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Marker image. Click for full size.

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1. Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Marker

Inscription. The Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm was organized on April 5th 1956, for the purpose of conducting a research demonstration farm in Southeast South Dakota. It was through the efforts of the Norgren family, farmers, and other interested people in Lincoln, Turner, Union, Clay, Yankton, Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Minnehaha, Charles Mix and adjacent counties that the needed money was raised and the farm purchased. The Farm is operated by the South Dakota State College Experiment Station in co-operation with the Directors of the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm.

Erected 1961 by State of South Dakota. (Marker Number 328.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • 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 April 5, 1956.

Location. 43° 2.627′ N, 96° 54.251′ W. Marker is near Beresford, South Dakota, in Clay County. It is on University Road 3 miles east of State Highway 19, on the right when traveling north. Located at the SDSU Southeast Research Farm. Though the address of the farm is in Beresford, the farm is technically located in Clay County. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 29974 University Rd, Beresford SD 57004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dalesburg School / Dalesburg Village (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hub City (approx. 6.2 miles away); Dalesburg and Hub City (approx. 6.2 miles away); Memorial Day Order (approx. 6.6 miles away); Bulow Park (approx. 6.7 miles away); Memorial Tree (approx. 6.9 miles away); William J. Bulow (approx. 7.2 miles away); Beresford Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beresford.

Also see . . . South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station at SDSU website. (Submitted on August 14, 2021.)

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Marker at the SDSU Research Farm image. Click for full size.

August 8, 2021

2. Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Marker at the SDSU Research Farm

August 8, 2021

3. Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Marker at the SDSU Research Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2021. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on September 21, 2021. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2021. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.