Hot Springs in Fall River County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Address by President Lincoln
at the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
| — | November 19, 1863 | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026
1. Address by President Lincoln Marker
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Erected by National Cemetery Administration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1863.
Location. 43° 26.374′ N, 103° 28.344′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Fall River County. Marker is in Section 2 of the Hot Springs
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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: Hot Springs National Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Lieut.-Col. Guy P. Squire (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Cemetery System (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle Mountain (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hot Springs Centennial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Battle Mountain Sanitarium (approx. 0.4
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026
2. Address by President Lincoln 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.
