The first general store
in Turner County
was erected on this site
in 1875 by
Gus and Carrie Gilbert.
Swan Lake was the county
seat of Turner County
from 1859-1883. — — Map (db m183584) HM
This marks the site
of the first school
house in Turner County
1874
This marker erected
by the school children
of Turner County
1935–1936 — — Map (db m183495) HM
Hithero hath the Lord helped us 1SAM.7:12
We are thankful to God for His loving kindness in giving our low and high German speaking forefathers in Russia and Polish Russia vision, courage and provision in time of deep distress to seek religious . . . — — Map (db m233371) HM
Before Social Security, old age assistance, and other social safety nets, poor farms throughout the United States provided a place for those suffering through desperate times. The Turner County Poor Farm housed primarily aged and disabled men, . . . — — Map (db m183492) HM
November 13, 1866, James C. Bunker and his survey crew reached Swan Lake and surveyed the lands adjacent thereto. The Yankton to Sioux Falls stage road then ran around the west side of the Lake.
In 1869, William W. Aurner and his . . . — — Map (db m183500) HM
