Near Hot Springs in Fall River County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive
October 17, 2021
1. Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive Marker
Inscription.
Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive. . This highway along Fall River is dedicated to Leslie Jensen, 15th Governor of South Dakota 1937-1939, a native of Hot Springs, and a son of Chris Jensen, Black Hills Pioneer and Lillie May Haxby Jensen. Educated in Hot Springs, Culver Military Academy and the University of South Dakota, he took an early interest in the Military and was a Lieutenant in the 4th South Dakota Infantry on the Mexican Border in 1916-17 and when that organization became the 147th Field Artillery in World War I, he went to France with it and was the Regimental Adjutant. Staying with the 147th, he was its Lieutenant Colonel in 1937 when, as Governor, he became his own Commander-in-Chief. Promoted to Colonel in 1941, he took his Regiment to the South Pacific in World War II and when the Regiment was battalionized in 1943, he served with distinction as a Base Commander on the staff of the Commanding General of the Sixth Army. In 1921 he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of South Dakota serving until 1934 when he returned to Hot Springs and to the telephone business which his father had started in 1894. His administration, in 1937, initiated a Highway Construction program of great economic and social benefit to his native state., Reverse Side, Following US No. 18 East are the Pine Ridge (Oglalla Sioux) Reservation and Agency
This highway along Fall River is dedicated to Leslie Jensen, 15th Governor of South Dakota 1937-1939, a native of Hot Springs, and a son of Chris Jensen, Black Hills Pioneer and Lillie May Haxby Jensen. Educated in Hot Springs, Culver Military Academy and the University of South Dakota, he took an early interest in the Military and was a Lieutenant in the 4th South Dakota Infantry on the Mexican Border in 1916-17 and when that organization became the 147th Field Artillery in World War I, he went to France with it and was the Regimental Adjutant. Staying with the 147th, he was its Lieutenant Colonel in 1937 when, as Governor, he became his own Commander-in-Chief. Promoted to Colonel in 1941, he took his Regiment to the South Pacific in World War II and when the Regiment was battalionized in 1943, he served with distinction as a Base Commander on the staff of the Commanding General of the Sixth Army. In 1921 he was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of South Dakota serving until 1934 when he returned to Hot Springs and to the telephone business which his father had started in 1894. His administration, in 1937, initiated a Highway Construction program of great economic and social benefit to his native state.
Reverse Side
Following US No. 18 East are the Pine Ridge (Oglalla Sioux) Reservation
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and Agency
Erected 1962 by friends of Leslie Jensen and the State Highway Commission. (Marker Number 347.)
Location. 43° 24.198′ N, 103° 25.212′ W. Marker is near Hot Springs, South Dakota, in Fall River County. Marker is on Fall River Road (U.S. 385) near Hill Side Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13223 Fall River Road, Hot Springs SD 57747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 6, 2015
2. Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive Marker
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3. Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive Marker Addition
"Leslie Jensen died 14 December 1964"
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4. Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive Marker Reverse
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, September 6, 2015
5. Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive Marker
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6. Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 428 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 22, 2021. Photos:1. submitted on October 22, 2021. 2. submitted on October 6, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on October 25, 2021. 4. submitted on October 22, 2021. 5. submitted on October 6, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 6. submitted on October 22, 2021. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.