Near Columbia in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Hamlin Garland
September 17, 2022
1. Hamlin Garland Marker
American Letters
resided on this spot 1881-1884
Here stood the
Garland Homestead
where he began his first book
"Main Travelled Roads"
Erected 1936. (Marker Number 580.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 45° 36.25′ N, 98° 25.555′ W. Marker is near Columbia, South Dakota, in Brown County. It is on Hamlin Garland Highway (123rd Street) (County Road 11) half a mile west of 391st Avenue (County Road 14), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SD 57433, 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 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneers with Unknown Grave sites in Westport Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); Madison Gregory (approx. 4.7 miles away); Columbia (approx. 5.6 miles away); Columbia Marsh (approx. 6.7 miles away); Baird Park (approx. 8.1 miles away); L. Frank Baum, Author (approx. 8.9 miles away); Aberdeen, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 9 miles away); Leo J. Weber (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
September 17, 2022
2. Hamlin Garland Marker
September 17, 2022
3. Hamlin Garland Marker, from the south
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4. Road sign for Hamlin Garland Highway
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