Downtown in Rapid City in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026

1. War Memorial Mural

Inscription.

WWI
[Scenes of "Going Over the Top" and early Tank]

WWII
[Scenes of Attack on Pearl Harbor, D-Day Landing, Flag Raising on Mount Suribachi, and Lakota Code Talkers]

Korean War
[Scenes of winter fighting and B-29 bomb drop]

Vietnam War
[Scenes of Air Assault with Huey helicopter and Navy Swift Boat operations]

Erected by Rushmore Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1273.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.

Location. 44° 4.851′ N, 103° 13.432′ W. Marker is in Rapid City, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It is in Downtown. It is on Main Street (Business Interstate 90) west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Main Street, Rapid City SD 57701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in West River

and in the Badlands.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern

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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 walking distance of this marker: Ulysses S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); William McKinley (within shouting distance of this marker); James K. Polk (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Harrison (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chester A. Arthur (about 300 feet away); Herbert Hoover (about 400 feet away); Calvin Coolidge (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rapid City.

Rushmore VFW Post 1273 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026

2. Rushmore VFW Post 1273

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.