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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Yankton County, South Dakota

 
Clickable Map of Yankton 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 Yankton County, SD (37) Bon Homme County, SD (20) Clay County, SD (46) Hutchinson County, SD (8) Turner County, SD (15) Cedar County, NE (13) Knox County, NE (35)  YanktonCounty(37) Yankton County (37)  BonHommeCounty(20) Bon Homme County (20)  ClayCounty(46) Clay County (46)  HutchinsonCounty(8) Hutchinson County (8)  TurnerCounty(15) Turner County (15)  CedarCountyNebraska(13) Cedar County (13)  KnoxCounty(35) Knox County (35)
Yankton is the county seat for Yankton County
Adjacent to Yankton County, South Dakota
Bon Homme County (20)  ►
Clay County (46)  ►
Hutchinson County (8)  ►
Turner County (15)  ►
Cedar County, Nebraska (13)  ►
Knox County, Nebraska (35)  ►
 
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1 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Gayville — 415 — Post Vermillion or Dickson's Post — ← 6 miles South —
On South Dakota Route 50 0.8 miles east of 451st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Gayville — Trinity Lutheran Church —
On 452 Avenue at 315 Street, on the right when traveling south on 452 Avenue.
3 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Lakeport — The Unmarked and Unknown —
On 432nd Avenue 0.5 miles north of 308th Street, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Mission Hill — 323 — Vangen Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church — 1869 - —
Near 308th Street 3 miles north of State Highway 50, on the right when traveling west.
5 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 322 — Charles Francois Picotte — 1830-1896 —
On Picotte Street at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Picotte Street.
6 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 324 — Christ Church — Mother Episcopal Church of the Dakotas —
On West 6th Street at Douglas Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 6th Street.
7 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Courthouse Memorial —
On West Third Street at Broadway Avenue (U.S. 81), on the right when traveling east on West Third Street.
8 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Cramer - Kenyon Home —
On Pine St at E 6th St on Pine St.
9 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Crossroads of Culture — Missouri National Recreational River —
Near Meridian Bridge 0.4 miles south of West 4th Street (State Highway 50).
10 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 313 — East Wall Yankton Stockade —
On Cedar Street south of West 4th Street ( Highway 50), on the right when traveling south.
11 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 308 — First Building at Yankton Site — May 1858 —
On East 3rd Street at Mulberry Street on East 3rd Street.
12 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — First Capitol Building of Dakota Territory —
On Capital Street at East 4th Street (State Highway 50), on the right when traveling north on Capital Street.
13 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 187 — First Dakota National Bank of Yankton —
On Cedar Street 0.1 miles south of West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
14 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 135 — First Territorial Capital — 1861-1883 —
On East 4th Street (South Dakota Route 50) at Capital Street, on the right when traveling west on East 4th Street.
15 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Flood of 1881 Leaves Lost Settlements in its Wake — The Story of Green Island — Missouri National Recreational River —
Near Meridian Bridge 0.4 miles south of West 4th Street (State Route 50).
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16 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 302 — Hanging of Jack McCall — March 1, 1877 —
On 31st Street (South Dakota Route 50) at Fox Run Parkway, on the right when traveling west on 31st Street.
17 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Historic Highway —
On West 4th Street (State Highway 50) at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street.
18 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Meeting the Yankton Sioux —
Near State Highway 52 near Knits Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
19 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Meridian Bridge Connects Continent from North to South — Missouri National Recreational River —
On West Riverside Drive 0.3 miles south of West 4th Street (State Highway 50).
20 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 315 — North Wall Yankton Stockade —
On West 4th Street (State Highway 50) east of Broadway Avenue (U.S. 81), on the right when traveling east.
21 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Pierre Dorion, Sr. —
On West Second Street at Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling west on West Second Street.
22 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 727 — Pine Street Bridge —
On Pine Street north of East 6th Street, on the left when traveling north.
23 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Sculpting the Landscape — Missouri National Recreational River —
Near Levee Street 0.1 miles south of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east.
24 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — The Great Missouri River —
Near Park Drive near Levee Street.
25 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — The Intersection of Third & Walnut —
On Walnut Street at West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
26 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — The Lewis & Clark Expedition —
Near Park Drive near Levee Street.
27 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — The Lewis & Clark Expedition —
Near State Highway 52 near Kniets Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
28 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 303 — The Yankton Stockade Site —
On West 3rd Street at Broadway Avenue (U.S. 81), on the right when traveling east on West 3rd Street.
29 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 301 — Trial of Jack McCall for Murder of "Wild Bill" —
On Capital Street 0.1 miles south of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — USS Scorpion (SS-278) — Launched 20 July 1942 —
On Riverside Drive west of Douglas Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
31 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Veterans Memorial —
On West 3rd Street at Broadway Avenue (U.S. 81), on the right when traveling east on West 3rd Street.
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32 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 312 — West Wall / Yankton Stockade —
On Linn Street at Third Street, on the right when traveling south on Linn Street.
33 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 718 — William H. McMaster — U.S. Senator and 10th Governor of South Dakota —
On West Riverside Drive 0.3 miles south of West 4th Street (State Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
34 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — 350 — Yankton College — "Oldest Institution of Higher Learning in the Dakotas" —
On East 10th Street 0.3 miles east of Broadway Avenue (U.S. 81), on the right when traveling west.
35 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Yankton Memorial Park — A Tribute to the Veterans of All Wars —
Near Douglas Avenue east of West 20th Street, on the right when traveling north.
36 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Yankton Riverboats —
Near Park Drive south of Levee Street.
37 ► South Dakota, Yankton County, Yankton — Yankton: Territorial Capital —
On Park Drive near Levee Street, on the left when traveling east.
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026