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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Davison County, South Dakota

 
Clickable Map of Davison County, South Dakota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Davison County, SD (20) Aurora County, SD (8) Douglas County, SD (12) Hanson County, SD (3) Hutchinson County, SD (8) Sanborn County, SD (5)  DavisonCounty(20) Davison County (20)  AuroraCounty(8) Aurora County (8)  DouglasCounty(12) Douglas County (12)  HansonCounty(3) Hanson County (3)  HutchinsonCounty(8) Hutchinson County (8)  SanbornCounty(5) Sanborn County (5)
Mitchell is the county seat for Davison County
Adjacent to Davison County, South Dakota
Aurora County (8)  ►
Douglas County (12)  ►
Hanson County (3)  ►
Hutchinson County (8)  ►
Sanborn County (5)  ►
 
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1 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 525th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) —
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The 525th Bomb Squadron of the 379th Bombard[ment] Group was designated the Grand Slam Group of the entire 8th Air Force in 1944. This designation is based on most flights most efficient, most accurate and least losses. The 525th Bomb . . . — — Map (db m311856) WM
2 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 5th Avenue & Main Street — Downtown Mitchell, SD Historic District —
On Main Street at 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
[Top to bottom] Rozum Motor Co.: Allis-Chalmers Dealer Mitchell-S.D.-March 1-1939-Hershey Photo Service ———————————————— Christian Ministries Building 422 North Main Street Originally built as: Elks Lodge . . . — — Map (db m311787) HM
3 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 722 — Carl Gunderson: — 11th Governor of South Dakota —
On North Main Street at East 7th Avenue on North Main Street.
Carl Gunderson was born June 20, 1864 on his family's homestead near Vermillion. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1890. Gunderson farmed in Clay and Aurora counties and was a leader of the Wheat Growers Association. He was also a . . . — — Map (db m179896) HM
4 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Celia Kelley's Pines —
On National Guard Road east of North Harmon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
In 1932 Celia Kelley was instrumental in establishing the forest that stands before you. She was determined to improve the land around the newly established Lake Mitchell, the reservoir built in 1928. She recruited friends, the Hitchcocks and . . . — — Map (db m253806) HM
5 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Corn Palace Plaza —
On Main Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Sponsored by the Mitchell Lions Club in honor of Lions Clubs International Centennial 1917 - 2017 Funded in part by a grant from the Sam F. Weller Family Foundation — — Map (db m311761) HM
6 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Davison County WWI Memorial Tablet —
On South Gamble Street at East Hanson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gamble Street.
This tablet erected and this grove dedicated by the Citizens of Mitchell In memory of those of Davison County Who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great World War for Democracy 1917-1919 Howard Barton John Curtis Berry . . . — — Map (db m180134) WM
7 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Davison County, South Dakota, Veterans Memorial —
On E.4th Ave at N. Lawler St, on the right when traveling west on E.4th Ave.
Davison County Memorial Dedicated to all Veterans All Gave Some Some Gave All — — Map (db m125794) WM
8 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Grand Lodge of North Dakota Organized Here —
On 5th Avenue at Lawler Street, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue.
In June, 1889, representatives of twenty Masonic lodges located in what had become North Dakota here organized the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of North Dakota ———— • ———— This plaque was placed by . . . — — Map (db m311764) HM
9 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Honoring All Women Veterans —
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
. . . — — Map (db m311854) WM
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10 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 360 — Indian Medicine Tree —
Near West University Avenue 0.1 miles south of McCabe Street, on the right when traveling north.
This tree, regarded as "medicine" by the Indians, a scrawny hackberry, growing out of a rock, near Bois Cache Creek, soon to be lost to rising waters of Oahe Lake, on April 12, 1863 was rescued in a joint enterprise of the S. D. Dept. of History and . . . — — Map (db m180131) HM
11 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 573 — Junction of Jimtown & Fort Thompson Trails —
On East 1st Avenue at Bartscher Road, on the right when traveling east on East 1st Avenue.
The site of the junction of two old trails—the "Jimtown" Trail first mail route of the James River Valley and the Fort Thompson Trail much used in the Black Hills Gold Rush. Close to this junction was Firesteel the pioneer settlement and trading . . . — — Map (db m180135) HM
12 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Mitchell Area Service Members Killed In Action — All Gave Some - Some Gave All — To All Who Serve... Thank You! —
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
In Memory Of World War I William Bradshaw • Peter V. Brethorst • William H. Coacher • Emil Laurson Father Colman E. O'Flaherty • McKinley Pound • Oliver Scott Arthur E. Shale • Lester L. Slagle • Carroll B. West World War II . . . — — Map (db m311829) WM
13 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 615 — Old Mill Stone —
On South Gamble Street at East Hanson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gamble Street.
Used for many years in White's mill on "Jim" River, 4 miles east of Mitchell, to grind flour for the homesteaders and farmers who hauled their wheat to the "grist" mill In memory of my father John R. White and other pioneers of 1879 . . . — — Map (db m180133) HM
14 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — 451 — Original Site of New Home Lutheran Church —
Near 480th Avenue 6.6 miles south of U.S. 90.
During the early 1880's, a small group of Swedish settlers left their homeland to come to Dakota Territory where they took up homesteads in this vicinity. On September 15, 1883, after holding services and meetings in their homes, they organized "The . . . — — Map (db m180277) HM
15 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Oscar Howe & Marilyn Wounded Head —
On North Main Street at West 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
This sculpture depicts a bird atop a person and is meant to show a co-existence of man, animals, and societal or physical environment. Other visual forms that appear bring a message of reconciliation with nature. Oscar Howe, the eminent Yanktonai . . . — — Map (db m124207) HM
16 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — Sgt. John R. "Jack" Thurman, USMC — Mitchell SD —
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
was the last identified Marine in this famous photo at Iwo Jima. He is standing to the far left. Corporal Ira Hayes is seated in front of him. — — Map (db m311850) HM
17 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — South Dakota Army National Guard —
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The South Dakota Army National Guard originated in 1884 as the Dakota Cavalry. Since that time, Citizen Soldiers from the Mitchell Area have served in nearly every major conflict, as well as provided assistance to the state in times of domestic . . . — — Map (db m311859) WM
18 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — The Corn Palace —
On Main Street at 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This Property has been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m125792) HM
19 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell — The World's Only Corn Palace —
On Main Street at 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
HOW IT BEGAN The city's first corn palace was built as a way to prove to the world that South Dakota had a healthy agricultural climate. Eight years before the turn of the 20th century, in 1892 (when Mitchell, South Dakota was . . . — — Map (db m311762) HM
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20 ► South Dakota, Davison County, Mount Vernon — Union No. 31 Country School —
On 397th Avenue near 254th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Union No. 31 Country School Education was a priority for the pioneers in this area even before South Dakota became a state. In 1899 settlers erected the Union No. 31 Country School 6 miles south & 1 mile east of Mt. Vernon to replace the small . . . — — Map (db m174086) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026