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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Union County, South Dakota
Adjacent to Union County, South Dakota
▶ Clay County(7) ▶ Lincoln County(4) ▶ Plymouth County, Iowa(2) ▶ Sioux County, Iowa(3) ▶ Woodbury County, Iowa(21) ▶ Dakota County, Nebraska(2) ▶ Dixon County, Nebraska(3)
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On 479th Avenue (State Highway 11) at 301st St, on the right when traveling north on 479th Avenue.
Archie M. Gubbrud was born December 31, 1910, the eldest son of Marius T. Gubbrud and Ella Rommereim Gubbrud at his parental farm home in Norway Township, Lincoln County. He was brought up on this farmstead with a post office address of Alcester, . . . — — Map (db m112829) HM
On 479th Avenue (State Highway 11) at 301st St, on the right when traveling north on 479th Avenue.
Camp SCS-3 (DPE-211 in 1934): located in city park of NE Alcester. Companies: 2746--8/3-10/1/34 & 6/27/35-8/14/41; 4725V--8/15/41 - 5/27/42.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work - relief program during the Great Depression. . . . — — Map (db m112832) HM
Near S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles from W. Jefferson St..
Beginning their journey on a diet of salt pork, lard with flour, and Indian meal (ground corn), Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the other members of the Corps of Discovery, went on to taste nearly everything the West had to offer - through . . . — — Map (db m100915) HM
On Main Street west of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west.
Lewis & Clark camped here and said much ‘elk sign’ on August 22, 1804 and held first election in northwest that evening.
In 1856, the Sioux City-Ft. Randall Military Road passed hereby.
Eli Wixson arrived on 22 July 1859 and built a log . . . — — Map (db m100896) HM
Near S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles from W. Jefferson St..
The Missouri River Valley, up to this location, was well-known to French and British fur trappers. For decades, trappers navigated down the Big Sioux River and the lower Missouri toward St. Louis. Due to the intimidating presence of the Yankton . . . — — Map (db m100914) HM
On 476th Ave. 0.2 miles north of Groethe Rd., on the right when traveling north.
When the famous Norwegian-American novelist Rolvaag (1876-1931) came to America, he worked on the 200-acre farm of Severt Eidem (NE quarter, Section 12, and 40 acres, Section 1, Brule Township), two miles north of this corner. Rolvaag's first book . . . — — Map (db m101251) HM
On S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles west of W. Jefferson, in the median.
Lewis & Clark Campsite
The Missouri River has carved many channels in its history. One such channel curved through the western edge of Elk Point creating the area now known as Heritage Park.
On August 22, 1804, Captain William Clark . . . — — Map (db m100821) HM
Near S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles from W. Jefferson St..
The Corps of Discovery returned to this location after a two-year absence on September 3, 1806. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark found their "Elk sign" campsite occupied by James Aird, a Scottish fur trader. They pressed him eagerly for news . . . — — Map (db m100912) HM
On State Highway 50 at County Route 25 on State Highway 50.
Stately church edifices frequently have humble beginnings and so with St. Paul Lutheran Church, one of South Dakota's finest. The humble log church pictured hereon was erected in 1867 by the members of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation . . . — — Map (db m92706) HM
Near S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles from W. Jefferson St..
In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired . . . — — Map (db m100917) HM
Near S. Harrison St. 0.2 miles from W. Jefferson St..
While camped at the "Elk Sign" campsite on August 22, 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark acted to replace Sergeant Charles Floyd, who had taken ill and died two days earlier. They called for the Corps of Discovery to vote on . . . — — Map (db m100916) HM
On Main Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Huge wooden cross in the cemetery, replaced the rude one erected on that day in May, 1876, when Father Pierre Boucher led his pilgrimage of Catholic & Protestant marchers back to Jefferson, after an eleven mile trek seeking Divine Intervention . . . — — Map (db m92759) HM
On Main Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The vicinity of Jefferson, even before the organization of Dakota Territory in 1861, was a French - Canadian community and Catholic services were held sporadically prior to the advent of Father Pierre Boucher in 1867. In 1862 a small log building . . . — — Map (db m92762) HM
On State Highway 50 0.7 miles east of SD - 11, on the right when traveling west.
This granite block erected by the Old Settlers Association of Union County, South Dakota, marks the site of Fort Brule Built in 1862 by soldiers and settlers as protection against renegade and hostile Indians. Abandoned in 1868 Dismantled . . . — — Map (db m93600) HM
On State Highway 50 at 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 50.
Rev. S.W. Ingham, a travelling Missionary, in 1861 baptized Minnesota Watson, daughter of Thomas and Adeline Watson, who with A.J. Bell and wife were its earliest members in the Brule Creek community. The Indian War of the Outbreak in August 1862 . . . — — Map (db m93599) HM
On State Highway 48 0.1 miles west of 471st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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The first parish in Garryowen was organized in 1879. St. Mary's Church and cemetery were located together on five acres of land donated by Patrick Mahan. The church eventually became too small for a growing community and a larger . . . — — Map (db m93597) HM
Near Interstate 29 at milepost 26 at South Dakota Highway 50.
The rich farm country of southeast South Dakota lies in the triangle formed as the Missouri River, to the west, and the Big Sioux River, east of here, flow toward their confluence about 37 miles southeast of this point. This was the land that drew . . . — — Map (db m92824) HM
Near Interstate 29 at milepost 26 at South Dakota Highway 50.
The Missouri, the continent's longest river, figures prominently in the unfolding of America's saga. Flowing nearby in its 2,341 - mile course from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi, the Big Muddy is not only loaded with sediment but steeped in . . . — — Map (db m92825) HM
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