On 1st Ave. SE at Lincoln St. S., on the right when traveling west on 1st Ave. SE.
Brown County Courthouse
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1904 — — Map (db m130661) HM
Near 1st Avenue SE 0.2 miles east of 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
This sculpture was commissioned by Absolutely! Aberdeen for the GROW! Campaign. It symbolizes Absolutely! Aberdeen's commitment to promote growth in and around the Aberdeen area. Each piece of the sculpture represents a specific element that we . . . — — Map (db m229636)
On 401st Avenue (County Road 18) at 120th Street (County Road 9), on the right when traveling north on 401st Avenue.
In 1880, John Daly and his four sons - George, John Charles ("JC"), Edward and Austin arrived at this location from Michigan.
It was here that "Daly Corners" started. On the northwest corner was J.C. Daly's tree claim and his homestead was on . . . — — Map (db m206716) HM
On Rondell Avenue just east of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
Oakwood post, established in 1835 by Major Joseph R. Brown for the American Fur Company, was an early trading post in Brown County. French explorers called it “place of the scrub oaks,” a landmark used by Indians and Whites alike. Pierre Le . . . — — Map (db m187060) HM
On 134th Street at 412th Avenue (County Highway 43), on the right when traveling west on 134th Street.
You are entering
Brown County
South Dakota
Colin Campbell had an early trade post on Elm River for Waneta's Cuthead Band of Yanctonaise Sioux. Leblanc's wintering post of 1835 was burnt and in 1836 he built a new one at the Talles Chenes . . . — — Map (db m206641) HM
On Nash Street at L Street, on the right when traveling north on Nash Street.
Keya Paha County, organized at a special election January 20, 1885, was created from that part of Brown County lying north of the Niobrara River. Its name comes from “Ke’-ya Pa-ha’ Wakpi” or “Turtle Hill River,” the Lakota Indian designation for . . . — — Map (db m237246) HM
On 112th Street (State Highway 10) at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on 112th Street.
Ralph Herseth, 1909 - 1969, was born on a ranch near Houghten and grew to manhood here. He graduated from Columbia High School and attended North Dakota State College. As a farmer - rancher, he raised wheat, corn, and Aberdeen Angus cattle and . . . — — Map (db m180972) HM
A pioneer in Brown County, Philip Cain Gelling was born on the Isle of Man in 1849. He came to the Dakota Territory from Illinois in 1882 and homesteaded on this site. Philip married Elizabeth Johnson in 1887. From that union 8 children were . . . — — Map (db m169929) HM
On 1st Avenue North at Oak Street Northwest on 1st Avenue North.
Sleepy Eyes, or Drooping Eyelids, was born about 1780 in a Sisseton Sioux Indian village at Swan Lake in Nicollet County. The Bureau of Indian Affairs commissioned him a chief in 1824. His fame was achieved not as a warrior or hunter but as a . . . — — Map (db m67658) HM
Near Grand Crossing Blvd. W 0.1 miles 20th Street W.
1924
Mobridge Bridge
Dedicated to
The People of South Dakota
November 12, 1924
Built under the Direction of
The State Highway Commission
Governor W.H. McMaster - Chairman
Made possible by loans to the State of South Dakota . . . — — Map (db m112105) HM
On 145th Street (County Road 15) 0.1 miles west of 180th Street, on the left when traveling east.
A Grand and Luxurious Home
This was the first house built of quarried granite in the Minnesota River valley during the 1860s. Most structures then were cabins or small wooden frame houses. Brick and stone structures had been built at . . . — — Map (db m226523) HM
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