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Chamberlain in Brule County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Historic Highway

 
 
Historic Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
March 3, 2024
1. Historic Highway Marker
Inscription. The Fort Ridgely and South Pass Federal Wagon Road, surveyed and mounded in 1857 crossed here from NE to SW. First public road in the South Dakota area.
 
Erected 1956 by M. A. Brown and State Historical Society. (Marker Number 582.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
 
Location. 43° 44.916′ N, 99° 18.721′ W. Marker is in Chamberlain, South Dakota, in Brule County. It is on 344th Avenue 0.2 miles north of 251st Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25077 344th Ave, Chamberlain SD 57325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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 Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sojourn at Camp Pleasant (approx. 2.9 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial Highway (approx. 2.9 miles away); Dignity (approx. 3 miles away); Language, Contributions, Regional Tribes (approx. 3 miles away); Construction (approx. 3 miles away); Artist Statement (approx. 3 miles away); Missouri River Bridges of South Dakota (approx. 3 miles away); Lewis and Clark Bicentennial 1804-2004 (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chamberlain.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. World's Only Corn Palace - Mitchell (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); State Capitol - Pierre (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); Mount Rushmore National Memorial (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Making & Meaning of Dignity (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Historic Highway Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.
March 3, 2024
2. Historic Highway Marker, from the south
Historic Highway Marker, from the north image. Click for full size.
March 3, 2024
3. Historic Highway Marker, from the north
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2024. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2024.
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