Historical Markers and War Memorials in Moody County, South Dakota

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Moody County, South Dakota

1 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Brookings — 720 — Hagensick's Resort —

On 220th Street (County Road 2) 0.3 miles east of 467th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

In 1915, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hagensick purchased 14 acres of land here that, in 1917, became Hagensick's Resort. As the automobile gained popularity, thousands of summer fun-seekers sought out the resort. In 1920, it was expanded west of the bridge . . . — — Map (db m181260) HM

2 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Brookings — 608 — Moody County — You are about to enter —

On 471st Avenue at 220th Street, on the right when traveling north on 471st Avenue.

domain of the Dakota (Sioux) Indians, with a trading post, traditionally, at the Great Bend as early as 1763 and Joseph LaFramboise in 1822 and Philander Prescott, 1832-33, certainly had posts there. That portion east of the Big Sioux was ceded by . . . — — Map (db m181270) HM

3 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Colman — Colman Cemetery Veterans Memorial —

Near Southwest 3rd Street (State Highway 34) 0.2 miles east of 469th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

Dedicated in memory of all who served and to those who gave their lives in the service of our country in all our conflicts Flagpole marker: In honor of the men and women who defend our freedom and protect the American way of life. . . . — — Map (db m248943) WM

4 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Colman — Colman Veterans Memorial —

On South Allen Avenue north of Southeast 3rd Street (South Dakota Highway 34), on the right when traveling south.

Colman, South Dakota Honoring area veterans for their service to our country in times of war and peace so we can enjoy the freedoms we so deeply treasure. God Bless America Department of the Air Force • United States of America . . . — — Map (db m248941) WM

5 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Colman — 198 — Lake County / Moody County — You are about to enter —

On 235th Street (State Highway 34 at milepost 400) east of 466th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

You are about to enter Lake County so named because of its beautiful lakes. It had been the realm of the Dacotah (Sioux) Indians with few white intruders until ceded by the Yankton tribe in 1858. In 1857 the Noble's Trail was built across . . . — — Map (db m208335) HM

6 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Colman, Fremont Township — Midway Country School Bell —

Near 225th Street 0.5 miles east of 471st Avenue (County Highway 77), on the right when traveling west.

This bell hung over the Midway Country School one mile north of here. It was the meeting place of the Midway Lutheran congregation before this church was built. — — Map (db m291149) HM

7 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Colman, Jefferson Township — Wellman Methodist Church —

On 228th Street (County Highway 6) at 467th Avenue (County Highway 1), on the right when traveling east on 228th Street.

Founded 1883 Sunday School organized 1883 Church built 1899 Church dedicated 1900 Remodeled 1924 & 1952 Merged with Colman Methodist 1968 — — Map (db m290420) HM

8 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Egan — 133 — The Lone Tree —

On State Highway 34 at 474th on State Highway 34.

Here on the Highway, in front of this marker, stood the "Lone Tree" for more than two generations. It was planted, a mere cottonwood seedling, in the hole left by pulling out the original survey stake (surveyed in September 1869 by Levi P. . . . — — Map (db m181287) HM

9 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Egan — Veteran's Memorial Park —

On N Pierce St. at E 3rd St., on the right when traveling north on N Pierce St..

All Gave Some Some Gave All In Honor of All Veterans Past Present and Future — — Map (db m102787) WM

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10 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot — Built 1880 – Closed 1967 —

On Water Street north of East Pipestone Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

On January 1, 1880 the Southern Minnesota Railroad claimed the $10,000 prize offered by Flandreau businessmen as the first railroad to reach Flandreau. The depot was built that summer on Wind Street. The depot was moved and restored as one of . . . — — Map (db m181281) HM

11 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Crescent Street Bridge Railing —

On North Water Street at East 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Water Street.

This bridge railing was part of the bridge that connected the town of Flandreau to the Flandreau Indian School campus. The bridge was built in 1935 as part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and removed from service in 2022. Can you find the . . . — — Map (db m291067) HM

12 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Dakota Akicita Wokisye / Dakota Soldiers Memorial —

On 481st Avenue (State Highway 13) 0.5 miles north of 229th Street, on the right when traveling north.

Dakota Akicita Wokisuye De kisuyapo De makoce mitawa De makoce tewahinda Heun ozuye wai Dakota Soldiers Memorial Remember this This is my land I loved my land Therefore I went to . . . — — Map (db m177761) HM WM

13 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Flandreau — April 20, 1969 —

On Water Street north of East Pipestone Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

On this day, river stages on the Big Sioux River reached 17.8 feet, 3.6 feet higher than the previous record of 14.2 feet in June 1957. The winter's record snowfall in Eastern South Dakota began melting and pouring into the Big Sioux River. The . . . — — Map (db m208336) HM

14 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Flandreau Antique Stone Pole Street Lamps —

On North Water Street north of East Pipestone Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

These five street lamps were once part of Flandreau's main street. They were first used in 1929 (before the streets were paved) and were replaced in the 1960s. There were about 5 or 6 of these lamps on each city block. Prior to that, street lighting . . . — — Map (db m291071) HM

15 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — 162 — Flandreau Christian Indian Community —

On State Highway 13 0.2 miles north of 229th Street, on the right when traveling north.

For a quarter of a century before 1862 and its War of the Indian Outbreak in Minnesota, Santee Sioux had been accepting Christianity. With the killing of over 500 whites by a truculent minority. The government hung 38, imprisoned over 300 at . . . — — Map (db m177447) HM

16 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — 457 — Flandreau Indian High School —

On 481st Avenue (State Highway 13) 0.2 miles south of 229th Street, on the right when traveling south.

One hundred years ago Flandreau Indian School had its inception when the federal government appropriated $1,000 for the mission school set up in 1872 by Presbyterian missionaries for Santee Sioux who had homesteaded near Flandreau. The first . . . — — Map (db m181272) HM

17 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — 710 — Governor Bill Janklow —

On West Community Drive at North 13th Street, on the left when traveling east on West Community Drive.

William John "Bill" Janklow was born in Chicago in 1939. He grew up in Flandreau. After serving in the US Marine Corps, he married Flandreau native Mary Dean Thom. They raised three children: Russell, Pam, and Shonna. After graduating from the . . . — — Map (db m181274) HM

18 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Grow: 66/125 —

Near North Water Street south of East 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

This bur oak tree is one of sixty-six planted by South Dakotans for the Inclusive Arts in honor of South Dakota's 125th Anniversary of Statehood and is growing in soil that has been collected by hand from each county and combined equally by . . . — — Map (db m291069) HM

19 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — 590 — In Memory of Mrs. Joseph Thatcher —

On Flandreau Park Road 0.3 miles north of 230th Street, on the right when traveling north.

One of the captives of the Spirit Lake Massacre, who was drowned while crossing the Big Sioux River, in April 1857, about 300 yards east of this point. — — Map (db m181285) HM

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20 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Jones School District #60 — 1886 - 1972 —

On Water Street north of East Pipestone Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Jones School was the last Moody County rural school to close under the state's consolidation plan joining the Flandreau School District in 1972. Located northwest of Flandreau in Spring Creek Township section 19 the school house was built in 1886. . . . — — Map (db m181283) HM

21 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Moody County Veterans Memorial —

On Pipestone Avenue (State Highway 32) east of Wind Street, on the right when traveling east.

Dedicated to all veterans of Moody County to the honor and glory of those who bravely served to keep our country a land of freedom — — Map (db m228115) WM

22 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Riverbend Meeting House — Built 1871 – Restored 1989 —

On Water Street at East 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.

A 22'x36' wood frame building was erected by the Presbyterian Missions in 1871 in the vicinity of 400 North Crescent Street as a church for the Santee Sioux settlers. Replaced as a church in 1873, it was used as a school and meeting house until 1891 . . . — — Map (db m181277) HM

23 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Wakpaipaksan Okodakiciye — 'River Bend Church' —

Near 481st Avenue (State Highway 13) 0.2 miles north of 229th Street, on the right when traveling north.

Organized by Dakota Indian Presbytery Oct. 3, 1869 with 47 members Name changed in 1879 to First Presbyterian Church Building constructed in 1873 Restoration completed in 2003 The oldest continuously used church in the state of . . . — — Map (db m181262) HM

24 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau — Waxdahl Claim Shack —

On East 2nd Avenue west of Water Street, on the right when traveling east.

In 1877, a young man named Nels Pederson Waxdahl, originally from Vaksdal, Norway, came to Moody County and built a small sod house in Grovena Township Section 20 in which he lived in for several years. On July 14, 1885, he married Rosina Miller. . . . — — Map (db m181279) HM

25 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Flandreau, Lone Rock Township — Lone Rock Cemetery — Organized 1889 —

On 235th Street 0.2 miles east of 486th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

This church and cemetery named for a lone rock situated ¾ mile east and ¼ mile north The Lone Rock Lutheran Church Organized 1877 In Loving Tribute To Those Who Served Civil War Andreas Dahl · John Ellingson · John . . . — — Map (db m296931) HM WM

26 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Trent, Blinsmon Township — Sioux Valley Baptist Church — 1888 —

On 478th Avenue north of 242A Street, on the right when traveling north.

"The word of the Lord shall stand forever" Isaiah 40:8 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m295453) HM

27 ► South Dakota, Moody County, Trent, Enterprise Township — Tribute to Pioneers Nels and Carrie Norgaard —

On 242nd Street 0.7 miles east of 477th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

Like many others from Denmark, Niels (AKA Nels Johnson) emigrated to America seeking religious freedom for his Baptist faith. He arrived in 1869 and immediately set out for Harlan, Iowa, to work on the farm of a relative who had come over the year . . . — — Map (db m295458) HM

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