Hudson in Lincoln County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin

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1. Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin Marker

Inscription.
Placed on National Historical Registry 2009

Constructed by Troop 88 Hudson, SD early 1940's

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 43° 7.8′ N, 96° 27.288′ W. Marker is in Hudson, South Dakota, in Lincoln County. It is on Wheelock Street east of Fifth Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in Boy Scout Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 Wheelock St, Hudson SD 57034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East River

and in Greater Sioux Falls.

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 Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hudson Area Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); To Nathanael Pioneers (approx. 7.1 miles away); Grace Hill Civil War Veterans Monument (approx. 8.6 miles away in Iowa); Hawarden Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away in Iowa); Hawarden, Iowa Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away in Iowa); Rubber Tires on Tractors (approx. 9.7 miles away in Iowa); Archie M. Gubbrud (approx. 11.3 miles away); Alcester, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.4 miles away).

Also see . . . South Dakota SP Hudson Boy Scout Cabin | National Archives Catalog

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. From the National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Continuation Sheet (2009):

"The glaciers left behind them a country side scattered with field stone. Although the stone provided great challenges for those early settlers engaged in tilling the land, the stone provided material for the construction of foundations for many barns and commercial buildings as well as some homes and other public facilities."

"Although the Hudson Boy Scout Cabin is constructed of fieldstone, which was available just east of town near the Sioux River, the builders were not skilled stone masons and they didn’t construct walls that were as wide as many of the quartzite buildings in southeastern South Dakota. However the volunteer builders and workers erected an impressive building that remains very sturdy and has survived the South Dakota elements and the test of time."

"The Hudson Boy Scout Cabin was completed in 1940 after nearly two years of building. The cabin represents the efforts of a few adult leaders such as Elwin Miller and Gaile 'Pappy' Villier and many Boy Scout volunteers who wanted a meeting place of their own. Elwin worked for the Rural Electric Association (REA) and assisted in bringing electricity to many of the rural farmhouses around the Hudson area. He later had his own electrical business in town. Pappy was Hudson’s town maintenance man
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2. Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin & Marker
and cop for many years. He also served as the towns Fire Chief for several years."

"Although devoid of architectural sophistication, the Hudson Boy Scout Cabin represents the resourcefulness of those early Boy Scout leaders who had limited resources but were intent on having a meeting place of their own. The Cabin today possesses a great amount of integrity regarding the retention of the original field stone and wood. The location of the cabin remains the same and the surroundings are almost in tact giving it the same feeling and association as it had when it was built in 1940."

(Submitted on February 12, 2026.)

Additional keywords. Hudson Boy Scout Cabin

Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin, from the west image. Click for full size.

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3. Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin, from the west

Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin image. Click for full size.

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4. Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin

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5. Fieldstone Boy Scout Cabin

Hudson Historical Boy Scout Cabin image. Click for full size.

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6. Hudson Historical Boy Scout Cabin

Hudson, home of Amanda Clement, the first paid woman baseball umpire

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2026. This page has been viewed 38 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 12, 2026.