Near Stockholm in Grant County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Brown Earth Indian Church

1 N ½ W

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1. Brown Earth Indian Church Marker

Inscription. In 1877 some Sisseton Christian Indians sponsored by the Presbyterian Mission, with Daniel Renville as native pastor, decided to take homesteads near Yellowbank Creek north of this point. That year they erected their church, the first in Grant County, Dakota. It is to be seen and is worth seeing together with its cemetery.

Erected 1965 by Grant Co. Post No. 171, Strandburg, S.D. (Marker Number 386.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 45° 6.368′ N, 96° 45.726′ W. Marker is near Stockholm, South Dakota, in Grant County. Marker is at the intersection of 157th Street (State Highway 20) and 472nd Avenue (County Highway 19), on the right when traveling east on 157th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockholm SD 57264, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brown Earth Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Legend of Punished Woman's Lake (approx. 8.7 miles away); Grant County Court House Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.9

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miles away); Gen. A. A. Humphrey Post (approx. 9.9 miles away); American Legion Junior Baseball Monument (approx. 10.3 miles away); Grant County Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.3 miles away).

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Brown Earth Indian Church Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

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2. Brown Earth Indian Church Marker, from the west

Brown Earth Indian Church Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

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3. Brown Earth Indian Church Marker, from the east

Brown Earth Church image. Click for full size.

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4. Brown Earth Church

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