On 198th Street (U.S. 14) 0.1 miles west of Runge Road, on the right when traveling east.
Historically that meridian is significant. For two generations the Insurance Companies and other world-wide lending agencies would not, as a matter of agreed policy, lend a shiny dime west of this line. There reason was that some geographer had . . . — — Map (db m123868) HM
On State Highway 1804, 1.7 miles west of Grey Goose Rd.
The landscape before you has undergone many changes since 1804. The Army's Corps of Discovery, headed by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, passed through here heading west. The hill you are standing on is man-made, associated with . . . — — Map (db m112893) HM
Near State Highway 1804, 1.6 miles north of Grey Goose Road, on the left when traveling north.
Lewis and Clark's stay in this area has been described as a "tense three days." The days with the Teton Sioux were filled with long periods of friendly visiting and good company but were also punctuated by isolated moments of trouble and . . . — — Map (db m223796) HM
On South Pierre Street at Island View Drive when traveling south on South Pierre Street.
Alexander McDonald Putello
alias “Arkansaw” killed here by Vigilantes
November 18, 1880
Erected 1950 by L.B.
Albright & Co. Pierre — — Map (db m124284) HM
On State Highway 34 at milepost 217,, 2 miles west of Nystrom Road, on the right when traveling west.
On the Bluff, a quarter of a mile North, ancient Indians, pre-dating the Aricara, built a fortress or strong point, involving an exterior perimeter of over 2,000 yards, enclosing about 50 acres, and with bastions, at intervals all along its . . . — — Map (db m220068) HM
The CCC built the Boy Scout Cabin in circa 1936 after the construction of the Girl Scout Cabin. While the Girl Scouts sponsored the construction of their cabin, it is unknown whether the Boy Scouts sponsored or helped in the construction of their . . . — — Map (db m225036) HM
Camp S-207 was established in 1933. The first men stationed here was an African Americans company from Kansas City, Missouri. Many townspeople were afraid of the African Americans, causing the local politicians to get them transferred. They were . . . — — Map (db m225041) HM
On South Pierre Street south of East Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Charles L. Hyde devoted much time and energy to promoting the young town of Pierre. A true believer in the city, Hyde built five of the seven buildings in Pierre's historic commercial district along upper Pierre Street. The St. Charles Hotel was his . . . — — Map (db m124294) HM
On East Capitol Avenue east of East Wells Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The 1913 South Dakota Legislature granted permission to the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans and patriotic citizens of South Dakota "to erect upon the State Capitol grounds a monument or memorial . . . — — Map (db m220005) HM
Times were tough in 1932, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the "New Deal" to help people find work so they could afford food and housing. Within two years, almost 40 percent of the people in the state were in one of these programs, . . . — — Map (db m225037) HM
On State Highway 34 at milepost 214 at Whitetail Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 34.
Camp S-207 (SE-207 in 1933): ¼ mile W and 2 miles S on Farm Island Companies: Number unknown -- (Blacks) 06/27/33 - 10/22/33; 796 -- (North Dakotans) 10/23/33 - 11/01/34; 2756 -- 10/20/34 - 09/30/37.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a . . . — — Map (db m220042) HM
On East Wells Avenue west of South Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Coe Isaac Crawford was born on January 14, 1858 on a farm near Volney, IA. Growing up, he worked nine months out of the year and attended school only in the winter months. At age 15 he left home to attend school fulltime in the neighboring town of . . . — — Map (db m220039) HM
Top Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars. Front My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my country;s way to show they care if I could be seen by all mankind. Maybe peace will come in my . . . — — Map (db m182271) HM
People have made this area their home for over 10,000 years. In the Paleolithic period, hunters crossed the region hunting ice-age bison and mammoths. Over time, other animals were added to the menu, wild plants became an important food source, and . . . — — Map (db m225023) HM
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of South Dakota by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive . . . — — Map (db m45286) HM
On Farm Island Road, 0.3 miles south of South Dakota Highway 34, on the right when traveling south.
The expedition passed Régis Loisel's abandoned trading post east of here on Sept. 22, 1804. Around the cedar fort, they saw Indian "lodges" and fallen cottonwoods, a sign that horses had been feeding on the bark. The next day, three Teton Sioux boys . . . — — Map (db m224669) HM
Near Farm Island Road, 1 mile south of South Dakota Highway 34, on the right when traveling south.
The CCC camp was established on this island during the summer of 1933 and provided work for 250 men. Work project plans were twofold: to convert Farm Island into a state recreation area and to build an 850-foot causeway between the northwest point . . . — — Map (db m225030) HM
Fighting Stallions Memorial was constructed by the people of South Dakota as a lasting memorial to eight South Dakotans who perished in an airplane crash April 19, 1993. The state plane, N86SD, crashed due to propeller assembly failure in poor . . . — — Map (db m170418) HM
Near East Capitol Avenue west of North Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The first and only hanging in Hughes County was April 18, 1885 when James H. Bell, who killed Forest G. Small with a hatchet on Dec. 4th, 1884, was hanged to a ladder leaned against the county flag pole here after a mob took him from the county jail . . . — — Map (db m124279) HM
Korean War 1950 - 1951
Dedicated to the 158 South Dakota Korean Veterans Who Sacrificed their lives for their country we honor, salute and remember you.
Vietnam War 1961 - 1975
Dedicated to the 187 South Dakota Vietnam Veterans who . . . — — Map (db m182256) WM
On East Wells Avenue west of South Court Place, on the right when traveling west.
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was an organization of veterans of the Civil War. Benjamin F. Stephenson founded the G.A.R. in Decatur, Illinois, on April 6, 1866. Membership was limited to honorably discharged veterans of the Union Army, . . . — — Map (db m219999) HM
On North Euclid Avenue (U.S. 83) south of East Prospect Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Hughes County Courthouse (marker side 1)
The Hughes County Courthouse was built and occupied in February 1935, to replace the original 1883 brick structure. The new Courthouse was designed by architects Hugill and Blatherwick of Sioux . . . — — Map (db m124269) HM
On West Capitol Avenue at North Huron Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Capitol Avenue.
Born in Canada, John Sutherland taught school in Wisconsin and received his law degree from Brown University. He came to Dakota Territory in 1884. The young Scottish attorney led Pierre’s campaign committee to resounding victories in the . . . — — Map (db m124080) HM
Near Parkwood Drive, 0.2 miles south of East Dakota Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to Griffin Park! Griffin Park is located next to the Great Missouri, on which Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled during their Journey to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark's travels through this area have been considered as one of . . . — — Map (db m124870) HM
On West Dakota Avenue at James Street, on the left when traveling south on West Dakota Avenue.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, officially the Corps of Discovery, was in what is now South Dakota from August 21 to October 14, 1804 and from August 21 to September 4, 1806.
While here they would make numerous discoveries of animals, plants, . . . — — Map (db m124871) HM
On South Dakota Route 1804, 0.2 miles north of Range Road, on the right when traveling north.
On this, then private, pasture dotted with Sioux Effigies (see marker north 1 mile), Colonel Charles Lindbergh landed his Ryan monoplane, "The Spirit of Saint Louis", September 1st 1927 at exactly 4 pm. On May 21st he had been the first person to . . . — — Map (db m176674) HM
On West Oak Street at West Broadway Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Oak Street.
This rock weighing 14,700 pounds serves as a
memorial to the Mateer Family. The triangle
property upon which it rests was given to the
City of Pierre by Curtis B. and Verna S. Mateer
on March 3, 1964. They later completed it with
sod, . . . — — Map (db m169227) HM
On Medicine Creek Road at South Dakota Highway 34, on the left when traveling north on Medicine Creek Road.
On September 22, 1804 Lewis & Clark passed by this river and camped a couple of miles up the Missouri. They called it Reuben River for Reuben Fields, one of their hunters. In 1839 however this was called Medicine Knoll River by Nicollet & Fremont, . . . — — Map (db m220071) HM
This portion of the Missouri River Valley has sparked the interest of archaeologists since 1895. Prehistoric sites along the river were excavated, mapped, recorded, and preserved. By the 1930s, aerial photography became an important tool for finding . . . — — Map (db m225028) HM
Near Farm Island Road, 1 mile south of South Dakota Highway 34, on the right when traveling south.
The State Division of Forestry supervised CCC men at the Farm Island camp. These hardworking men:
• Developed Farm Island Recreation Area
• Erected the Lewis and Clark monument (not accessible due to high water)
• Built the Arikara . . . — — Map (db m225032) HM
Near South Dakota Route 204 at South Dakota Route 1804, on the left when traveling east.
The chapel before you did not always sit here above the dam. The Oahe Mission, which operated the Oahe Industrial School boarding school from 1884 to 1914, was built five miles north on Preoria Bottom. The chapel was used for both worship and as a . . . — — Map (db m170497) HM
On South Dakota Route 1804 at South Dakota Route 204 on State Route 1804.
Stephen Return Riggs became a Missionary to the Sioux in Minnesota in 1837. Thomas L. Riggs was born in 1847 and twenty-five years later was delegated to serve the Teton Sioux on the Missouri. His first Station, Hope, was west of the Missouri, . . . — — Map (db m178666) HM
On West Dakota Avenue at James Street, on the left when traveling south on West Dakota Avenue.
Lewis and Clark and their men then spent September 21-29, 1804, in this area. Private John Colter camped and hunted on what is known today as Farm Island. Captain Clark dubbed La Framboise Island "Good Humored Island" as he and Captain Lewis were . . . — — Map (db m123914) HM
On West Oak Street at West Broadway Ave, on the left when traveling west on West Oak Street.
As Pierre grew during the late
19th and early 20th centuries, Pierre Hill became the most
prestigious real estate in town.
Business owners, lawyers, and
judges all built homes on "the Hill.” Most of the Hill's houses were built
during . . . — — Map (db m169318) HM
On South Pierre Street south of East Dakota Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Pierre Was a Cowtown (marker side 1)
Yes sir, Mister, Pierre was a cowtown. Why they built the sidewalks two feet off the ground to keep the cows from spattering ‘em up. The stockyards ran longside the river for half a mile and three . . . — — Map (db m124153) HM
On West Dakota Avenue at James Street, on the left when traveling west on West Dakota Avenue.
A one-room 14'x20' wooden building on the east side of Coteau Street served as Pierre's first schoolhouse.
Eighteen students attended in 1881, closing when the public school opened in October of that same year. The little building was moved to . . . — — Map (db m123983) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775 - 1783 — — Map (db m182267) WM
On South Dakota Route 1804, 0.8 miles west of Grey Goose Road.
An Aricara lookout surprised by a Sioux War party and badly wounded, took flight to warn his kinsmen. He ran about one-half mile and keeled over dead. The Sioux, admiring his bravery, placed a rock for each drop of his blood and a cairn where he . . . — — Map (db m177386) HM
On E. Capitol Ave., on the right when traveling west.
Choosing South Dakota's capital did not come easily. Elections in 1889, 1890, and 1904 put the capital location to a vote of the people. Pierre won all three elections. Once the site was established, a grand capitol went up. The capitol symbolized . . . — — Map (db m44715) HM
On State Highway 34 at milepost 214 at Whitetail Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 34.
In the field 400 yards south is a monument to and vestiges of the site of Fort Sully. After General Alfred Sully's troops had fought the Battle of Whitestone Hill near Ellendale, North Dakota, against the Indians in the fall of 1863, they marched . . . — — Map (db m220040) HM
In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark lead about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a rout to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired . . . — — Map (db m112890) HM
On State Highway 1804, 1.8 miles west of Grey Goose Rd, on the left when traveling north.
This huge structure and its lake, 200 miles long, will cover a multitude of Historic Sites. Oahe is a Dacotah (Sioux) Indian word meaning "Something to stand upon," a foundation, and so it was that in 1875 Thomas L. Riggs, Congregational . . . — — Map (db m112897) HM
Near East Capitol Avenue at S. Pierre Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Old Hughes County Courthouse—South Dakota’s Temporary Capitol
The old Hughes County Courthouse, shown at left, was erected in 1883 and served an important role in the formation of the new South Dakota government in 1889. It was replaced . . . — — Map (db m157519) HM
On Governors Drive, 0.3 miles north of E. Church Street.
Following South Dakota's admission as a state in 1889, the United States Department of Interior called on Surveyor Charles H. Bates to survey and mark the border between North and South Dakota. After purchasing quartzite stone from North Sioux . . . — — Map (db m137006) HM
Effigies are patterns on the land made by the careful placement of stones. There are over one hundred effigies in South Dakota. Created by American Indians, little is understood about the effigies. Archaeologists believe some mark significant . . . — — Map (db m112889) HM
On South Pierre Street at Island View Drive when traveling south on South Pierre Street.
This American Flag
is flown to honor American Veterans of All Wars and in memory of
Walter H. Burke,
a Past State Commander (1927-1938) and Past Post Commander (1927-1928)
of the Pierre Post No. 8, Department of South . . . — — Map (db m124286) WM
On State Highway 34 at milepost 233 at Chapelle Road, on the left on State Highway 34.
The partnership of Registre Loisel and Hugh Heney in 1802 set up a fur post on Cedar Island, within sight, about 5 miles down stream. Loisel was called Little Beaver by the Indians. This was part of Louisiana, receded by Spain to France in 1800 and . . . — — Map (db m219925) HM
