Parker in Turner County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Parker Civil War Monument

March 22, 2026

1. Parker Civil War Monument, East Side

Inscription.

Parker Civil War Monument. . , 1861 G.A.R. 1865, To the memory of the soldiers, sailors and marines, who served our country during the Civil War, this monument is erected by relatives, friends and J. H. Carleton No. 1 Woman's Relief Corps., Rev. A. Amburn · J. T. Appleby · A. W. Appleby · E. Atwater · G. A. Brown · J. B. Beebe · C. G. Beebe · S. L. Berry · F. Brown · J. A. Booth · A. M. Bowles · E. Benson · W. P. Beck · L. Baird · R. H. Brooks · G. Burton · N. Cornish · T. F. Collins · J. Dobson · C. Dopp · F. W. Downing · J. W. Devereaux · I. Dibble · J. Dunlap · G. Davis · T. C. Elce · O. Elce · C. B. Elce · B. Elce · W. Elliott · W. L. Edminister · J. Furrow · F. H. Farr · D. Glenn · W. Griffith · M. Huntley · J. Harker · R. M. Hawley · W. P. Harmon · V. K. Jackson · W. J. Jewell · J. M. Jones · J. Johnson · J. B. Johnson · S. A. Kimball · L. G. King · O. H. King · J. E. Kendall · J. J. Lease · T. J. Loveland · A. Loftus · C. Litsey, L. W. Lewis · R. Martin · N. H. Martin · A. Miner · J. P. McDonald · J. H. McAllister · Rev. J. J. McIntire · J. O'Toole · E. D. O'Connel · S. G. Phillips · C. G. Pratt · C. M. Pier · E. S. Pride · A. C. Pease · S. M. Poole · R. W. Parker · D. V. Preston · W. Y. Quigley · J. M. Roper · W. H. Rector · S. Rector · D. J. Rose · J. Robinson · E. Rogers · M. Smith · D. C. Smith · R. M. Smith · A. B. Smith · Rev. G. W. Swift · G. W. Swift · J. H. Shurtleff · H. Shinkel · J. Stumph · A. Smiley · J. Stewart · T. O. Sletten · W. H. Sanborn · G. A. Siegers · H. W. Shaw · J. C. Thompson · V. P. Thielman · R. C. Tousley · O. C. Vaughn · C. Van Ness · S. Wagner · D. Way · T. Way · L. O. Webster · L. M. Woodward, Committee, Mrs. C. F. Harmon · Mrs. F. L. Steninger · Mrs. C. F. Hackett Sr. · Mrs. L. L. Fleeger , Miss C. M. McDonald · Mrs. J. J. Rothans · Mrs. J. A. Christopher · Mrs. J. B. Rector

1861 G.A.R. 1865

To the memory of the soldiers, sailors and marines, who served our country during the Civil War, this monument is erected by relatives, friends and J. H. Carleton No. 1 Woman's Relief Corps.

Rev. A. Amburn · J. T. Appleby · A. W. Appleby · E. Atwater · G. A. Brown · J. B. Beebe · C. G. Beebe · S. L. Berry · F. Brown · J. A. Booth · A. M. Bowles · E. Benson · W. P. Beck · L. Baird · R. H. Brooks · G. Burton · N. Cornish · T. F. Collins · J. Dobson · C. Dopp · F. W. Downing · J. W. Devereaux · I. Dibble · J. Dunlap · G. Davis · T. C. Elce · O. Elce · C. B. Elce · B. Elce · W. Elliott · W. L. Edminister · J. Furrow · F. H. Farr · D. Glenn · W. Griffith · M. Huntley · J. Harker · R. M. Hawley · W. P. Harmon · V. K. Jackson · W. J. Jewell · J. M. Jones · J. Johnson · J. B. Johnson · S. A. Kimball · L. G. King · O. H. King · J. E. Kendall · J. J. Lease · T. J. Loveland · A. Loftus · C. Litsey

L. W. Lewis · R. Martin · N. H. Martin · A. Miner · J. P. McDonald · J. H. McAllister · Rev. J. J. McIntire · J. O'Toole · E. D. O'Connel · S. G. Phillips · C. G. Pratt · C. M. Pier · E. S. Pride · A. C. Pease · S. M. Poole · R. W. Parker · D. V. Preston · W. Y.

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Quigley · J. M. Roper · W. H. Rector · S. Rector · D. J. Rose · J. Robinson · E. Rogers · M. Smith · D. C. Smith · R. M. Smith · A. B. Smith · Rev. G. W. Swift · G. W. Swift · J. H. Shurtleff · H. Shinkel · J. Stumph · A. Smiley · J. Stewart · T. O. Sletten · W. H. Sanborn · G. A. Siegers · H. W. Shaw · J. C. Thompson · V. P. Thielman · R. C. Tousley · O. C. Vaughn · C. Van Ness · S. Wagner · D. Way · T. Way · L. O. Webster · L. M. Woodward

Committee

Mrs. C. F. Harmon · Mrs. F. L. Steninger · Mrs. C. F. Hackett Sr. · Mrs. L. L. Fleeger
Miss C. M. McDonald · Mrs. J. J. Rothans · Mrs. J. A. Christopher · Mrs. J. B. Rector

Erected 1931 by relatives, friends and J. H. Carleton No. 1 Woman's Relief Corps.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 43° 23.668′ N, 97° 8.219′ W. Monument is in Parker, South Dakota, in Turner County. It is at the intersection of Main Avenue and Kimball Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Avenue. Located north of the Turner County Courthouse, in the northeast corner of the city park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Parker SD 57053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument 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

Parker Civil War Monument, North Side image. Click for full size.

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2. Parker Civil War Monument, North Side

within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Original GAR Monument (a few steps from this marker); Turner County, South Dakota Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J.W. "Father" Turner (about 300 feet away); Parker Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Turner County Poor Farm (approx. 4½ miles away); Marion School (approx. 6.4 miles away); Marion Veterans Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Our Lady of Perpetual Help (St. Mary's) Catholic Church (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parker.

Parker Civil War Monument, South Side image. Click for full size.

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3. Parker Civil War Monument, South Side

Parker Civil War Monument, West Side image. Click for full size.

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4. Parker Civil War Monument, West Side

Parker Civil War Monument Sculpture image. Click for full size.

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5. Parker Civil War Monument Sculpture

Parker Civil War Monument image. Click for full size.

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6. Parker Civil War Monument

Nearby Historical Marker image. Click for full size.

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7. Nearby Historical Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2026. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 25, 2026.