Historical Markers and War Memorials in Turner County, South Dakota

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Turner County, South Dakota

1 ► South Dakota, Turner County, Hurley — 628 — First General Store in Turner County —

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

2 ► South Dakota, Turner County, Hurley — First School House in Turner County —

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

3 ► South Dakota, Turner County, Parker — J.W. "Father" Turner —

Erected in Memory of J.W. "Father" Turner 1800 Pioneer 1883 After Whom Turner County was Named — — Map (db m119559) HM

4 ► South Dakota, Turner County, Parker — 726 — Turner County Poor Farm —

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

5 ► South Dakota, Turner County, Parker — Turner County, South Dakota Veterans Memorial —

. . . — — Map (db m119561) WM

6 ► South Dakota, Turner County, Viborg — 429 — Swan Lake —

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

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