Hot Springs in Fall River County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Badger Clark

1883 - 1957

— Poet Laureate of South Dakota —

Badger Clark Centennial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

1. Badger Clark Centennial Marker

Inscription.

Commemorating Badger Clark's
Centennial 1883 - 1983
Hot Springs - His Hometown Remembers
South Dakota's Cowboy Poet.

[Dedicated] May 30, 1983

Erected 1983 by Fall River County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 43° 26.676′ N, 103° 29.069′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Fall River County. Marker and burial site are in Evergreen Cemetery Section M. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hot Springs SD 57747, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the 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 Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Evans Plunge Mineral Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Battle Mountain (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Wood Jail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battle Mountain Sanitarium (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hot Springs Centennial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sandstone Architecture of Hot Springs, SD (approx. 0.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. An Old Jail (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Badger Clark Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

2. Badger Clark Markers

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

3. Badger Clark Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.