So named because of its beautiful lakes. It had been the realm of the Dacotah (Sioux) Indians with few white intruders until ceded by the Yankton tribe in 1858. In 1857 the Nobles Trail was built across its NE corner and that year Mrs. Wm. Marble, a . . . — — Map (db m93576) HM
Charles B. Kennedy arrived at this location in March 1878. He said, upon his arrival, "There is not a tree in sight, nor sign of human habitation, only paths made by Indians and Buffalo leading to a flowing spring near by." This spring led to his . . . — — Map (db m237341) HM
These stone creek walls are just a small part of the longest improvement Project built in Madison during the Great Depression. The Memorial Creek Walls stretch three-quarters of a mile along the creek between Northwest Fifth Street and East Center . . . — — Map (db m292560) HM
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
The Lake Madison Chautauqua Association established 1890 was a corporation patterned after the original Chautauqua in New York. One of the first Chautauquas west of Chicago, it purchased 60 acres of the old Baker homestead from J. A. Trow, known . . . — — Map (db m258951) HM
In 2004, Lake Herman State Park received funding from the South Dakota State Historical Society through a Deadwood Fund Grant to restore this structure. Built in 1871, it was originally the home of the Herman Luce family. Through the years it housed . . . — — Map (db m205238) HM
Following the establishment of the 1897 Taopi Creamery at the future townsite of Colton, discussions began about the need for a farm-to-market railroad. Paul F. Sherman of Sioux Falls and John E. Colton, village founder, spearheaded a movement to . . . — — Map (db m186914) HM
Lake County So named because of its beautiful lakes. It had been the realm of the Dacotah (Sioux) Indians with few white intruders until ceded by the Yankton tribe in 1858. In 1857 the Noble's Trail was built across its NE corner and that year . . . — — Map (db m177453) HM
37 fiberglass tulip structures, which were organized and made possible by the Munster Civic Foundation, are located around town. Indiana University Northwest student, Tyler Kaufman, designed the tulip structures. The tulips represented the first . . . — — Map (db m301768) HM
Lake County Civil War Memorial:
1861 – 1865
G.A.R.
In memory of these Civil War veterans who became pioneers of Lake County, South Dakota
Adams H. ·
Adkins L. D. ·
Aldrich E. A. ·
Bailey C. O. · . . . — — Map (db m238309) WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
