Named for Selah Chamberlain, a Milwaukee RR official, the site was scene of an encounter between Jean Baptiste Trudeau and the Teton Sioux in 1794 and when Samuel H. Morrow surveyed the area, in November of 1868, he found a ranch on American Creek . . . — — Map (db m184645) HM
"Standing at a crossroads, Dignity echoes the interaction of earth, sky, and people. She brings to light the beauty and promise of the indigenous peoples and cultures that still thrive on this land. My intent is to have the sculpture stand as an . . . — — Map (db m124343) HM
Dedicated July 7, 1974 by Governor Richard F. Kneip
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their party camped at several points
near this crossing. In September 1804, continuous rain had soaked their gear.
They stopped near Ocoma, above . . . — — Map (db m180987) HM
This Corps of Discovery II marker commemorates the bicentennial
of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
The geographic position of this marker has been established
using the satellite-based Global Positioning System.
This marker is part of the . . . — — Map (db m101382) HM
America's Shrine of Democracy, Mount Rushmore
National Memorial, is located near Keystone in
the Black Hills National Forest. The 60-foot
faces of four great American presidents
represent the birth, growth, development
and preservation of our . . . — — Map (db m161871) HM
On May 24, 2012, the South Dakota DOT Transportation Commission officially declared Interstate 90 from the Minnesota border to the Wyoming border as South Dakota's segment of the national Purple Heart Trail. The Purple Heart Trail was . . . — — Map (db m101380) WM
When the Corps of Discovery reached present-day Chamberlain on September 16, 1804, they were ready for a break. Since May, one member of the expedition, Sergeant Charles Floyd, had died, possibly of appendicitis. Another, Private George Shannon, . . . — — Map (db m98240) HM
South Dakota's State Capitol is located in
Pierre, a city that sits along the banks of
the Missouri River near the Oahe Dam. The
building was completed in 1910 and restored
in 1989. The grounds feature Capitol Lake
surrounded by memorials to . . . — — Map (db m161873) HM
Norm and Eunabel McKie of Rapid City, South Dakota, announced their gift of Dignity to the State of South Dakota in 2014, in honor of the 125th anniversary of South Dakota statehood.
The statue was erected in September 2016 at this site, where it . . . — — Map (db m183903) HM
Mitchell is home to the World's Only Corn Palace.
It was originally constructed in 1892 to celebrate
the harvest and stimulate the economic growth
of the community. Today, visitors still enjoy
celebrations at the Corn Palace and continue to
see . . . — — Map (db m161874) HM
