Yankton in Yankton County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pierre Dorion, Sr.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1933.
Location. 42° 52.107′ N, 97° 24.012′ W. Marker is in Yankton, South Dakota, in Yankton County. Marker is at the intersection of West Second Street and Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling west on West Second Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yankton SD 57078, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. West Wall / Yankton Stockade (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Yankton Stockade Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Courthouse Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Dakota National Bank of Yankton (approx. ¼ mile away); North Wall Yankton Stockade (approx. ¼ mile away); East Wall Yankton Stockade (approx. ¼ mile away); USS Scorpion (SS-278) (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yankton.
Regarding Pierre Dorion, Sr.. If the burial site still exists, it is in some one’s yard. I could not find the site.
Also see . . . Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps of Discovery. (Submitted on July 12, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)
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