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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pennington County, South Dakota

 
Clickable Map of Pennington 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 Pennington County, SD (270) Custer County, SD (83) Haakon County, SD (5) Jackson County, SD (34) Lawrence County, SD (159) Meade County, SD (30) Oglala Lakota County, SD (3) Weston County, WY (21)  PenningtonCounty(270) Pennington County (270)  CusterCounty(83) Custer County (83)  HaakonCounty(5) Haakon County (5)  JacksonCounty(34) Jackson County (34)  LawrenceCounty(159) Lawrence County (159)  MeadeCounty(30) Meade County (30)  OglalaLakotaCounty(3) Oglala Lakota County (3)  WestonCountyWyoming(21) Weston County (21)
Rapid City is the county seat for Pennington County
Adjacent to Pennington County, South Dakota
Custer County (83)  ►
Haakon County (5)  ►
Jackson County (34)  ►
Lawrence County (159)  ►
Meade County (30)  ►
Oglala Lakota County (3)  ►
Weston County, Wyoming (21)  ►
 
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1 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Box Elder — South Dakotans Killed in Action in Afghanistan —
On Westwind Drive east of Prairie Road, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Box Elder — Veterans Memorial Park — Land set aside May 15, 2007 — Dedicated November 13, 2010 —
On Westwind Drive east of Prairie Road, on the right when traveling east.
3 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Custer — Harney Peak Lookout —
Near Sylvan Lake - Harney.
4 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth AFB — Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" — South Dakato Air and Space Museum — Ellsworth Air Force Base —
On Rushmore Drive.
5 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — 4th Airborne Command Control Squadron — Strategic Air Command Command Post — April 1970 - October 1992 —
Near Davis Drive.
6 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — A-26A/B-26K Counter Invader — Night Hid the Attacks Until the Bombs Dropped —
Near Davis Drive.
7 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — A-7D Corsair II — Big Little Bomb Carrier —
Near Davis Drive.
8 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — B-1B Lancer — Operation Odyssey Dawn —
Near Davis Drive.
9 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — B1-B Lancer — A Bomber for the 21st Century —
Near Davis Drive.
10 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — B-25 Mitchell — Doolittle's Raiders: B-25s Bombed Tokyo —
Near Davis Drive.
11 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — B-29 Superfortress — The Big Stick —
Near Davis Drive.
12 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — B-52D Stratofortress — Navigating in the Dark —
Near Davis Drive.
13 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — C-131D Samaritan — Speedy Delivery —
Near Davis Drive.
14 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — C-45H Expeditor — Jack-of-All-Trades —
Near Davis Drive.
15 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — C-47 Skytrain — Flying the Hump —
Near Davis Drive.
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16 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — C-54D Skymaster — The Candy Bombers —
Near Davis Drive.
17 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — Duke Corning — This Bay Named in Honor of — Co-Founder of the South Dakota Air National Guard —
Near Davis Drive.
18 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — EB-57B Canberra — The Friendly Enemy —
Near Davis Drive.
19 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — EC-135 Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) — An Airborne "Finger on the Button" —
Near Davis Drive.
20 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — Ellsworth Air Force Base — Guardians of the North —
Near no nearby street.
21 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — F-100A Super Sabre — The Misty FAC Missions —
Near no nearby street.
22 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — F-101B Voodoo — Partners in the Cold War: The Royal Canadian Air Force —
Near no nearby street.
23 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — F-102A Delta Dagger — Partners in the Cold War: The Air National Guard —
Near no nearby street.
24 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — F-105B Thunderchief — Fast on the Deck —
Near no nearby street.
25 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — F-84F Thunderstreak — Partners in the Cold War: European Allies —
Near no nearby street.
26 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — F-86H Sabre — Battling Gravity —
Near no nearby street.
27 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — FB-111A Aardvark — Flying Under the Radar —
Near no nearby street.
28 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — HGM-25A Titan I — A Giant, Risky Solution to an Urgent Need —
Near no nearby street.
29 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — HGM-25A Titan I — One Step Away from War —
Near no nearby street.
30 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — Interceptor Alert Hangar — Even the Building is Historic —
Near no nearby street.
31 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — LGM-30F Minuteman II — The 44th Missile Wing —
Near no nearby street.
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32 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — LGM-30F Minuteman II —
Near no nearby street.
33 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — MIM-3 Nike Ajax — The Army Helped Protect Ellsworth AFB —
Near no nearby street.
34 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — O-2A Skymaster — Multi-tasking Under Fire —
Near no nearby street.
35 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — T-33A Shooting Star — The First Jet Trainer —
Near no nearby street.
36 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — U-3A Blue Canoe and U-8D Seminole — Common, Convenient, and Discrete —
Near no nearby street.
37 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — UH-1F Iroquois — Helicopter Rescue in War and Peacetime —
Near no nearby street.
38 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — VB-25J Mitchell — General Eisenhower's Ride —
Near no nearby street.
39 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Ellsworth Air Force Base — YT-38 Talon — Supersonic Training Wings —
Near no nearby street.
40 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — "Work Call" —
On East Main Street (U.S. 385) 0.4 miles north of Museum Drive, on the left when traveling north.
41 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Black Hills Central Railroad's Famous Engine #7 — 1919 —
Near Railroad Avenue at Elm Street.
42 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — BNSF Railroad Signal —
Near Railroad Avenue at Elm Street.
43 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — 524 — Civilian Conservation Corps Camp —
On U.S. 385 at Horse Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 385.
44 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — 533 — Civilian Conservation Corps Camp —
On Deerfield Road at East Slate Road, on the right when traveling east on Deerfield Road.
45 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Dreams Can Come True —
On South Newton Avenue just south of Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south.
46 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — 39 — Hill City —
On Main Street (U.S. 385) at Oak Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
47 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Hill City Depot — 1889 —
Near Railroad Avenue at Elm Street.
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48 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — I've Been Working on the Railroad —
Near U.S. 385 at Dead Broke Street, on the right when traveling north.
49 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Multiple Purpose Management in Action —
On U.S. 385 at Custer Crossing Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 385.
50 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Newton Lake CCC Camp —
Near Deerfield Road 3.2 miles north of Main Street (U.S. 385), on the right when traveling north.
51 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Not Just Any Old Railroad Line —
Near Deerfield Road 0.6 miles north of Main Street (U.S. 385), on the right when traveling north.
52 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Over a Century of Service —
On South Newton Avenue just south of Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south.
53 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Semaphore & Telegraph — 1837-1889 —
Near Railroad Avenue at Elm Street.
54 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — 255 — Sheridan — 1875–1942 —
On U.S. 385 0.3 miles north of Calumet Road, on the left when traveling south.
55 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — The Black Hills Central Railroad — 1893 —
On Railroad Avenue.
56 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — The Little White Church — Historic Structure —
Near Pond Place at Main Street (U.S. 16/385).
57 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — The Steam Locomotive — 1814 —
On Railroad Avenue at Elm Street on Railroad Avenue.
58 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Von Woehrman Building —
On Main Street (U.S. 16/385) at McGregor Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
59 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Water Tank —
Near Railroad Avenue at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Hill City — Welcome To Hill City —
On South Newton Avenue just south of Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south.
61 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Interior — Journey to Wounded Knee — Badlands National Park —
On State Highway 240.
62 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Johnson Siding — 529 — Civilian Conservation Corps Camp —
On U.S. 385 0.1 miles north of Custer Gulch Road, on the right when traveling south.
63 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Johnson Siding — Pactola Dam & Reservoir — Flood Control, Irrigation & Recreation —
On U.S. 385 0.1 miles south of Pactola Basin Road, on the right when traveling south.
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64 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Johnson Siding — Water for a Thirsty West — The Rapid Valley Unit & Project —
On U.S. 385 0.1 miles Pactola Basin Road, on the right when traveling south.
65 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — "We Are Still Here" — Mount Rushmore National Memorial —
Near South Dakota Route 244 1.6 miles west of U.S. 16A.
66 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — (Mount Rushmore) Chronology —
Near State Highway 244.
67 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 1972 Battle Creek Flood —
On Winter Street (U.S. 16A), on the left when traveling north.
68 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 40th Anniversary of "The Flood" —
On 3rd Street north of Blair Street, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 40th Anniversary of "The Flood" —
On Swanzey Street east of Winter Street (U.S. 16A), on the left when traveling east.
70 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Abraham Lincoln — 16th President — 1861-1865 —
Near State Highway 244.
71 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — After the Fire —
On U.S. 16.
72 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Ancient Stone Circles — Mount Rushmore National Memorial —
Near South Dakota 244 1.6 miles west of U.S. 16A.
73 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 3 — Big Thunder Gold Mine —
On Madill Street (State Highway 40) at Blair Street, on the right when traveling north on Madill Street.
74 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Bill Durst — In Grateful Recognition of —
On Blair Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Blair Street.
75 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Black Elk Wilderness — A Spiritual Place — Black Hills National Forest —
On U.S. 16 just west of Calumet Road, on the right when traveling west.
76 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Carrie Ingalls Swanzey — Free Walking Tour — 3 Blocks East on Highway 40 —
On Winter Street (U.S. 16A) south of Swanzey Street, on the right when traveling south.
77 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Celestial and Earthly Locations — Mount Rushmore National Memorial —
Near South Dakota Route 244 1.6 miles west of U.S. 16A.
78 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 4 — Charles Upham and the Upham Saloon —
On 1st Street (State Highway 40) at Blair Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street.
79 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Dr. E. L. Trudeau — 1845-1915 — by Gutzon Borglum —
On Winter Street (U.S. 16A), on the left when traveling south.
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80 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 19 — First Congregational Church —
On Blair Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Blair Street.
81 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 17 — First School — Built c. 1895 —
On 3rd Street north of Blair Street, on the right when traveling north.
82 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Flooded with Memories — June 9, 1972 —
On Winter Street (U.S. 16A) at Roy Street, on the left when traveling south on Winter Street.
83 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — George Washington — 1st President — 1789-1797 —
Near State Highway 244.
84 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Gutzon Borglum — (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum) — Born March 25, 1867--Died March 6, 1941 —
On Scenic State Highway 16A, on the left when traveling south.
85 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 453 — Gutzon Borglum — (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum) — Born March 25, 1867 – Died March 6, 1941 —
On State Highway 244 1.1 miles west of Iron Mountain Road (Alternate U.S. 16), on the right when traveling west.
86 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 14 — Halley's Store Icehouse —
On Mitchell Street west of 1st Street (State Highway 40), on the right when traveling west.
87 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 5 — Hayes-Hopkins Supply Company —
On 1st Street (State Highway 40) just north of Blair Street, on the right when traveling north.
88 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 1 — Henry Loomis House —
On 1st Street (State Highway 40), on the right when traveling north.
89 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 16 — Historic Keystone in the early 1940s —
On Mitchell Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on Mitchell Street.
90 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — History of the United States of America —
Near State Highway 244.
91 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 12 — Holy Terror Mine —
On 1st Street (State Highway 40) north of Mitchell Street, on the left when traveling north.
92 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Island in the Plains —
On Iron Mountain Road (U.S. 16A) 0.5 miles west of North Playhouse Road (County Highway 359), on the right when traveling north.
93 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Keystone Battle Creek Cultural Center — Founded 1984 —
On Mitchell Street west of Madill Street (State Highway 40), on the left when traveling west.
94 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 18 — Keystone School —
On 3rd Street north of Blair Street, on the right when traveling north.
95 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 13 — Keystone Trading Company/Halley's Store —
On Mitchell Street west of 1st Street (State Route 40), on the right when traveling west.
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96 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Martha Linde's Special Golden Valley and Hesnard Museum —
On U.S. 16A at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 16A.
97 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — 10 — Medical Office of Eugene B. Hultz, M.D. —
On 1st Street (State Highway 40) at Mitchell Street, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street.
98 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — C — Mountain View Cemetery —
Near no nearby street.
99 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Peter Norbeck —
On Iron Mountain Road (U.S. 16A).
100 ► South Dakota, Pennington County, Keystone — Profile in Granite — Norbeck Byway —
On South Dakota Route 244 3.1 miles west of U.S. 16A, on the left when traveling west.

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