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Near Castlewood in Hamlin County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Hamlin Co.

Organized Aug 1878

 
 
Hamlin Co Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Connor Olson, July 19, 2022
1. Hamlin Co Marker
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Hamlin Co.
Organized Aug 1878
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1878.
 
Location. 44° 36.175′ N, 97° 3.298′ W. Marker is near Castlewood, South Dakota, in Hamlin County. It is on 192nd Street (State Highway 28) near North Lake Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Castlewood SD 57223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River. 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 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: Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (a few steps from this marker); Historic Area (approx. 5 miles away); Laketon Post Office / Oakwood Post Office (approx. 6.6 miles away);
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Reflections Memorial Park (approx. 7.6 miles away); Estelline World War I Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); South Dakota Central Railroad (approx. 7.7 miles away); Estelline Bandstand and Gazebo Park (approx. 7.8 miles away); Larry D. Steffensen (approx. 7.8 miles away).
 
Hamlin Co Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Connor Olson, July 19, 2022
2. Hamlin Co Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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