Aberdeen in Brown County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Memorial Tree

September 18, 2022

1. Memorial Tree Marker

Inscription.
Planted in honor of the Grand Army of the Republic by its Auxiliary the National Woman's Relief Corps

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 45° 26.767′ N, 98° 28.83′ W. Memorial is in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in Brown County. It can be reached from Southeast 17th Street west of South State Street. Located in Melgaard Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 E Melgaard Rd, Aberdeen SD 57401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in East River

and specifically in the James River Valley.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Melgaard (a few steps from this marker); F.W. Sallet and the Dakota Freie Presse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Dakota Boy's State (approx. 0.4 miles away); Northern State University World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Northern State University Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. one mile away); Masonic Temple, Aberdeen (approx. one mile away); Aberdeen, South Dakota Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.

Also see . . . Monuments Markers and Memorials of Brown County (PDF). Published by the Aberdeen/Brown County Landmarks Commission, 1998. Excerpt from pages 4-5 (PDF pages 6-7):

"Site designation: Memorial Tree to the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), Aberdeen." (Capitalization changed.)

"At the 46th Annual Encampment of the GAR, Department of South Dakota, on 4-5 June 1929, held in the Chamber of Commerce Building it was decided to dedicate a [crab apple] tree, planted in Melgaard
September 18, 2022

2. Memorial Tree Marker
Park by the Women's Relief Corps, on 5 June 1929."

(Submitted on April 9, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2026. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2026.