This is one of the 49 boxcars from the "Gratitude Train" given to the United States by a grateful French people in response to the 700 car "Friendship Train" sent to France after World War II. Each state and the District of Columbia has received . . . — — Map (db m112641) HM
The history of medical care in Huron mirrors the evolution of medicine as a profession. In the late 1800's, Dr. J.W. Primm employed Ernest Sutton to sit on the legs of patients to keep them still during surgery. Dr. Frieda VanDalsem made house calls . . . — — Map (db m283831) HM
Thirty adventurous automobiles drove in a one hundred and ten mile road race on August 5, 1913. The route took the vehicles over a course looping East from Huron to DeSmet and back, finishing at Third and Dakota Avenue.
Artist
Steve . . . — — Map (db m279337) HM
In the late 1800's, South Dakotans took a fancy to the exotic Ringneck Pheasant and began efforts to introduce the game bird into the state. After several attempts failed to naturalize the birds, A.E. Cooper and E.L. Ebbert released a few dozen . . . — — Map (db m283836) HM
With the establishment of a U.S. Land Office at Third and Wisconsin, Huron became the hub for settlement of the James River Valley area. When the doors opened for business at 9am on October 9, 1882, a line of settlers hoping to file claims stretched . . . — — Map (db m279339) HM
Dedicated to all Beadle County Veterans Who Proudly Served
During the Vietnam War German Shepherds & Labradors were trained & used in the field. They were used to sniff out snipers, alert soldiers to trip wires & booby traps & to sniff . . . — — Map (db m178934) HM WM
The Campbell Park Historic District is a residential neighborhood located immediately south of downtown.
The Campbell Park Historic District reflects the community planning and development of Huron during the late nineteenth century and the . . . — — Map (db m185450) HM
Camp SCS-4 (Huron): located on SE corner of State Fair Grounds. Companies: 2770--10/31/35-10/7/37; 4725V--10/7/37-8/15/41.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work - relief program during the Great Depression. From 1933 to 1942, . . . — — Map (db m179885) HM
Built in 1913 for exhibition and promotion of the state's dairy products at the State Fair. Influenced by Neo-Classical styling. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Brick faced annex on the east was constructed in 1963. — — Map (db m279291) HM
On Saturday night during the 20's, 30's, and 40's, downtown Huron was the center of social activity. Early in the day, people from town would park their cars in prime spots along Dakota Avenue. Later, people from the country would come to town to . . . — — Map (db m279354) HM
Dr. Saylor moved with his family to Huron from Cogswell, North Dakota. He attended Huron schools and later graduated from St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin. Following his graduation, Dr. Saylor received his pre-med education at . . . — — Map (db m205746) HM
Dr. Jeffrey S. Wheeler began practicing internal medicine at Huron Regional Medical Center in October 1991 when he moved his family back to Huron. He practiced at Huron Clinic and served as medical director of the HRMC emergency room and Sunquest . . . — — Map (db m205745) HM
Dr. Karl J. Blessinger began practicing pathology at Huron Regional Medical Center when he moved to Huron in 1998 and served as medical director of both the laboratory and blood bank for 18 years.
Originally from Evansville, Indiana, Dr. . . . — — Map (db m205744) HM
Dr. Paul Hohm believed giving to others was what made life worthwhile. He dedicated his life to medicine for more than six decades and was South Dakota's senior practicing physician at the time of his passing. After graduating from Huron College, . . . — — Map (db m205747) HM
Built in 1887 and used as a house of worship until 1964. English Gothic Revival edifice of undressed glacial field stone masonry construction. Features exquisite exposed Gothic Revival rafter and roof system. Listed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m283834) HM
1883 - Presbyterian University of Southern Dakota was born on "Rattlesnake Hill" in Pierre SD with Rev. Thomas M. Findley as President.
1884 - College renamed Pierre university over next 14 years financial support fell below the starvation . . . — — Map (db m178926) HM
The World's Largest Pheasant spans 40 feet in length, stands 28 feet tall, and weighs 22 tons. It was dedicated on October 18, 1959. Sculptor RF Jacobs of Gooding, Idaho completed the project in 4 ½ months, costing $23,000 at that time. The bird . . . — — Map (db m279422) HM
This marker commemorates the service by Huron College to higher education, the Church, and the people of South Dakota, 1883 - 1984 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — — Map (db m178931) HM
1908 Carnegie Library
At a meeting on March 8, 1883, the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Young Women's Christian Association donated $38.00 to establish a reading room over Cash & Busby's Store.
In 1907, the public voted to . . . — — Map (db m185456) HM
Patsy the steam engine.....
Patsy is a narrow-gauge steam engine. She did quarry work at the South Dakota Cement Plant in Rapid City for 38 years and prior to that she was used to haul logs and timber at the Homestake Mine in . . . — — Map (db m279272) HM
Mamie Shields Pyle served as president S.D. Universal Franchise League 1910-1919, founding president S.D. League of Women Voters 1919. — — Map (db m205327) HM
While with the Bureau of Reclamation, Glenn Sloan saw the possibility of using mountain water from the Missouri River to develop irrigation in the James River Valley.
His vision and determination made possible the broadened multi-purpose . . . — — Map (db m123908) HM
This park was created in 2007 by leaders in the regional healthcare community. It is intended to be a place of peace and reflection, and honors those individuals whose legacy of caring left a permanent impact on the well-being of our community. . . . — — Map (db m205749) HM
Where Does the West Begin?
Traditionally the American West has begun at the edge of the settled areas, always advancing with the sun. The Delaware River was the West of 1700; the Mississippi of 1820. Then the settlement of the Pacific . . . — — Map (db m179726) HM
To the Veterans of the Civil War by Huron W. R. C.
Flagpole marker:
Given in Loving Memory
Kuhler Funeral Home |
Those Who Have Gone Before
Donald B. Urquhart |
Urquhart Family
Phyllis Cogswell |
Mark Cogswell . . . — — Map (db m279266) WM
Wolsey: A Crossroad of the Heartland
Wolsey has been a crossroad of the heartland of South Dakota from its beginnings. In 1880 the Dakota Central Railway, a subsidiary of the Chicago & North Western, laid track following a wagon trail called . . . — — Map (db m123906) HM
Prairie Plants: More Than Meets the Eye
What appears at first glance to be an endless sea of grass is actually a wildly diverse community of plants. More than 100 different species of plants may be found in fewer than 5 acres of native . . . — — Map (db m279390) HM
Duck Factory of North America
Receding glaciers sculpted the shallow
wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region,
making the region a magnet for waterfowl.
Ten thousand years ago, melting glaciers created millions of shallow depressions . . . — — Map (db m279360) HM
National Wildlife Refuge System
Centennial Time Capsule for the
Huron Wetland Management District
Committed on March 14, 2003
To be opened on March 14, 2103 — — Map (db m279359) HM
