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

Hot Springs Centennial

1883 - 1983

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

1. Hot Springs Centennial Marker

Inscription.

Presented to the
City of Hot Springs
in observance of
100^th Anniversary
on behalf of the staff, patients
VA Medical Center

Erected 1983 by VA Medical Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 43° 26.219′ N, 103° 28.621′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Fall River County. Marker is on the VA Black Hills Health Care System Hot Springs campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 North 5th Street, 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: Battle Mountain Sanitarium (about 600 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Historic Wood Jail (approx. ¼ mile away); Sandstone Architecture of Hot Springs, SD (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle Mountain (approx. ¼ mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Lieut.-Col. Guy P. Squire (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hot Springs National Cemetery (approx. 0.3 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. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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

2. Hot Springs Centennial Marker

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 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.