Historical Markers in Valley Springs, South Dakota

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Historical Markers in Valley Springs, South Dakota

1 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — Ben Clare — Dakota Territory —

On September 24, 1888, soon after the Illinois Central Railroad entered Minnehaha County, the town of Ben Clare, Dakota Territory, was platted by Benjamin B. Richards. A product of the enthusiasm created by the great “Dakota Boom”. . . . — — Map (db m155826) HM

2 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — 687 — Minnehaha County —

No one knows when the first people came to live on the land that now comprises Minnehaha County, but native Woodland and Oneota peoples were here over 1000 years ago. The Big Sioux River which flows south through the county, appears on maps in . . . — — Map (db m179043) HM

3 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — Purple Heart Memorial Highway —

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 established in . . . — — Map (db m179044) HM

4 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — 541 — The Town of Valley Springs —

Pasque-crowned, green-kirtled Spring with a promise Met our people that April day As their oxen stopped their weary plodding At a stream they could trace on their claim's survey. -Adeline M. Jenney Adeline Jenney, Second Poet . . . — — Map (db m181352) HM

5 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — 640 — Tri-State Marker —

1859 Set at the junction of the states of Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota Territory by the Federal Land Office survey of Minnesota 's western boundary. Early 1900's Removed after partial destruction by vandals. 1938 Repaired . . . — — Map (db m184713) HM

6 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — Valley Springs —

Valley Springs east gateway to Dakota Territory was established during 1868-1873 when pioneers settled by the spring fed creeks. The first white child born in Minnehaha County was in this area. Town was incorporated in 1878. First election was . . . — — Map (db m181357) HM

7 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — 484 — Valley Springs Rest Area —

Indian and frontier legends mix with the space age as you enter South Dakota here. Just one and one-half miles south, Valley Springs typifies early South Dakota settlements. Established in 1873, the town got its name from the many springs found by . . . — — Map (db m179040) HM

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