Near De Smet in Kingsbury County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Site of Lake Henry Congregational Church
1885 1932
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1. Site of Lake Henry Congregational Church Marker
in memory of Christian pioneers
and founders of Lake Henry
community and Church
1878 1954
whosoever thou art, enter on this ground with reverence and leave it not without a prayer for thyself and for thy brethren.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 44° 21.252′ N, 97° 28.269′ W. Marker is near De Smet, South Dakota, in Kingsbury County. It is at the intersection of 437th Avenue and 209th Street, on the left when traveling south on 437th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: De Smet SD 57231, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: De Smet Forest / De Smet (approx. 3.3 miles away); Charles and Caroline Ingalls Homestead (approx. 3.6 miles away); Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes (approx. 3.6 miles away); Site of the Ingalls Homestead 1880 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Surveyors' House (approx. 4.2 miles away); Brewster School (approx. 4.3 miles away); First School of De Smet (approx. 4.3 miles away); 1880-1890s Prairie Schooner (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in De Smet.
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2. Lake Henry Congregational Church Monument
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3. Site of Lake Henry Congregational Church Marker, from road to the west
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4. Site of Lake Henry Congregational Church Marker
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