Yankton in Yankton County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Historic Highway
November 4, 2022
1. Historic Highway Marker
Erected 1956 by Daily Press & Dakotan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1861.
Location. 42° 52.261′ N, 97° 23.644′ W. Marker is in Yankton, South Dakota, in Yankton County. It is at the intersection of West 4th Street (State Highway 50) and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yankton SD 57078, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Yankton Sioux Tribe 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, 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: East Wall Yankton Stockade (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Intersection of Third & Walnut (about 500 feet away); North Wall Yankton Stockade (about 600 feet away); First Dakota National Bank of Yankton (about 700 feet away); Courthouse Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Yankton Stockade Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trial of Jack McCall for Murder of "Wild Bill" (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yankton.
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2. Historic Highway Marker
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3. Historic Highway Marker
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4. Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan
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