Historical Markers and War Memorials in Roberts County, South Dakota
Sisseton is the county seat for Roberts County
Adjacent to Roberts County, South Dakota
Day County(22) ► Grant County(7) ► Marshall County(36) ► Big Stone County, Minnesota(8) ► Traverse County, Minnesota(6) ► Richland County, North Dakota(18) ► Sargent County, North Dakota(1) ►
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On an unnamed road, 0.2 miles east of State Highway 10, on the left when traveling east.
has been designated a
Registered
Natural Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United States
U. S. Department of . . . — — Map (db m185215) HM
On an unnamed road, 0.2 miles east of State Highway 10, on the left when traveling east.
Until 1883, Grant County extended N to the S end of Lake Traverse and out to the Sisseton Reservation line. With the creation of Roberts County, Governor Ordway appointed Major Crissey, Sisseton Agent, Frederick Dittes and Reuben E. Hall to organize . . . — — Map (db m185214) HM
On 455th Avenue (State Highway 25) 0.4 miles south of 102nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
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Roberts County
South Dakota
Long the home of Sisseton, Wahpeton & Cuthead Yanktonaise Sioux, it became part of Deuel & Cheyenne Counties in 1862; Deuel extending N to 46th parallel (4 miles N) in 1872. The Reservation . . . — — Map (db m185177) HM
First German Baptist Church of Corona, South Dakota Organized March 14, 1911 Charter Members Enno & Anna Reiter Enoch & Alida Block Anton & Flora Block Reinhold & Grace Koenigsberg William & Louise Schmidt August Loof William & Wilhelmina Sprung . . . — — Map (db m90545) HM
On 478th Avenue (State Highway 15) at 142nd Street, on the right when traveling north on 478th Avenue.
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Roberts County
South Dakota
Long the home of Sisseton, Wahpeton & Cuthead Yanktonaise Sioux, it became part of Deuel & Cheyenne Counties in 1862; Deuel extending N to 46th parallel (4 miles N) in 1872. The Reservation . . . — — Map (db m197544) HM
Near Interstate 29 at milepost 2, on the right when traveling south.
South Dakota's rich western heritage has been remembered along the interstate highway system at safety rest areas and tourist information centers.
The eight pillars which thrust skyward here merge in the framework of a tipi, the Plains Indian . . . — — Map (db m93243) HM
On U.S. 12, 0.8 miles west of 450th Ave., on the right when traveling east.
Roberts County Long the home of Sisseton, Wahpeton & Cuthead Yanktonaise Sioux, it became part of Deuel & Cheyenne Counties in 1862; Deuel extending N to 46th parallel (4 miles N) in 1872. The Reservation extending S to Lake Kampeska in a . . . — — Map (db m185165) HM
Near BIA 200, 1.8 miles west of Whipple Road (County Highway 34), on the left when traveling west.
Born at Swan Lake, Minnesota, and converted to Christianity by Protestant Missionaries. In 1857, he led in rescue of Abbie Gardner, from Hostile Indians, on James River (near Redfield) and in 1862 rendered heroic service protecting the whites during . . . — — Map (db m197538) HM
Near 117th Street (Road BIA 8) 3.1 miles west of 455th Avenue (County Road 6), on the left when traveling west.
Noted Indian orator, born at Lac Qui Parle. After conversion to Christianity, he was President of the Hazelwood Republic. He participated in rescue of Abbie Gardner in 1857 from hostiles on James River (near Redfield). During War of Outbreak in . . . — — Map (db m185158) HM
On 2nd Avenue East north of Maple Street East, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the men and women of the United States of America who served in the Armed Forces to help further the cause of freedom in the world
Honor the dead by helping the living — — Map (db m185161) WM
Has been designated a
Registered
Natural Landmark
Under the Provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1955
This site Possesses Exceptional Value
In illustrating the Natural
History of the United States
U.S. . . . — — Map (db m123355) HM
On State Highway 10, 0.3 miles east of 451st Ave., on the right when traveling west.
A grove of tall, stately pine trees two miles north of this marker whisper the tale of two Dakota Indian brothers, Clarence and Joseph Grey, who died in an early winter snowstorm in November 1958, while trapping along the coteau. Their bodies were . . . — — Map (db m185162) HM
On State Highway 10, 0.3 miles east of 451st Ave., on the right when traveling west.
The Dakota winter of 1937 stretched out too long for farm boys Charles Almos and Clayton Week. They lived with their parents on the Coteau des Prairies eight and ten miles west of Sisseton. During their high school years, the boys shared room and . . . — — Map (db m185164) HM
On State Highway 10, 0.3 miles east of 451st Ave., on the right when traveling west.
On a pleasant winter day, January 6, 1903, Knut Throndson, an 1892 homesteader from Hellingdal, Norway, decided to visit his closest neighbors, Tobias and Bertha Herigstad, who lived less than a quarter mile east of this spot. Knut's wife, Caroline, . . . — — Map (db m185163) HM
On 478th Avenue (State Highway 127) at 102nd Street, on the right when traveling south on 478th Avenue.
You are entering
Roberts County
South Dakota
Long the home of Sisseton, Wahpeton & Cuthead Yanktonaise Sioux, it became part of Deuel & Cheyenne Counties in 1862; Deuel extending N to 46th parallel (4 miles N) in 1872. The Reservation . . . — — Map (db m185183) HM
On 478th Avenue (State Highway 127) at 102nd Street, on the right when traveling south on 478th Avenue.
Created with its twin, North Dakota, 2 November 1889, its 77,047 square miles ranks 15th in size. Those square miles include: exceptional corn land in the SE, grass land in the W, wheat land in the N and productive land all over. Its . . . — — Map (db m185189) HM
Near Interstate 29 at milepost 213 at South Dakota Highway 15.
You are standing on top of the Coteau des Prairies (Hills of the Prairies) overlooking the rich Whetstone Valley. This landscape was carved out some 20,000 years ago by a massive glacier which extended approximately 2,000 feet above where you now . . . — — Map (db m91421) HM
