Near Madison in Lake County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

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Here in April 1857

August 4, 2018

1. Here in April 1857 Marker

Inscription. Here in April 1857, two Christian Indians, Seahota (Greyfoot) and Makpeyahahoton (Sounding Heavens) braved the wrath of Inkpaduta, a renegade Sioux. He and his band had killed 42 persons at Spirit Lake, Iowa in March and carried off four white women as slaves. They rescued one of them, Mrs. Marble, and returned her to her people.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1857.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 43° 59.902′ N, 97° 9.5′ W. Marker was near Madison, South Dakota, in Lake County. It was on Territorial Road 0.4 miles north of 234th Street (State Highway 236). Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1520 Territorial Rd, Madison SD 57042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in East River

and in Greater Sioux Falls.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Historic Cabin (approx. 0.6 miles away); The 37-Star Flag (approx. 0.6 miles away); Luce Historic Cabin Restoration Project (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ash Grove Seventh-Day Adventist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Thormodsgaard Log Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chapel Car Emmanuel

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Madison Depot (approx. 2.2 miles away); Memorial Creek Walls (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lake Herman - Historic Points (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

August 4, 2018

2. Here in April 1857 Marker

August 4, 2018

3. Here in April 1857 Marker

The location where the marker stood image. Click for full size.

August 8, 2022

4. The location where the marker stood

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