Emerson in Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Emerson School
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1. Emerson School Marker (Side one)
Men taught the upper grades while women educators taught the primary classes. Known for its energetic PTA, each fall fathers supplied pheasants for an annual feed, and a mothers' chorus entertained throughout the city.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, descendant of a long line of ministers, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1803. His formal education began at the age of nine when he entered the Boston Latin School where he soon began writing poetry. He graduated from Harvard at the age of 18. Emerson was a brilliant writer, a gifted poet, and an inspiring lecturer. He unceasingly emphasized the worth of every individual. Emerson, known as one of America's most celebrated writers, died in 1882.
Emerson School closed in 1998. Its site and playground became Emerson Park in 2000.
Erected 2004 by the Minnehaha County Historical Society in honor of Matthew Young IV.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education
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Location. 43° 32.54′ N, 96° 44.707′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is in Emerson. It is on South Lake Avenue north of West 13th Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the east side of Emerson Park in Sioux Falls. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 S Lake Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57104, 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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Presentation Children's Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Drs. Van Demark (approx. 0.4 miles away); An Institution of Organized Kindness (approx. half a mile away); First Christian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); The People's Party National Convention (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lowell School (approx. 0.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S. Senator R.F. Pettigrew (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Prehistoric Prayer Rock (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
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2. Emerson School Marker (Side two)
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3. Emerson School Marker, from the north
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4. Emerson School Marker, from the south
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5. Emerson Park
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6. Emerson Park
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