Clay

13 historical markers in South Dakota

(#447) Spirit Mound

Vermillion, SD

¼ mile This hill was visited by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and seven other members of the famous expedition on August 25, 1804,...

Andrew Lee

Andrew E. Lee was born on March 18, 1847, near Bergen, Norway.

Bruyer Church

August Bruyer, his wife, Josephine (Simon) and their sons, John and Julius, were born in France, coming to America about the middle of...

First Permanent Schoolhouse in Dakota Territory

Site of the first permanent schoolhouse in Dakota Territory.

First Rural Electric Cooperative

On November 25, 1935, 17 farmers from Clay and Union counties held an historic meeting at the Manning/O’Connor store in Burbank, three...

Fort Vermillion

RR track, SD

On May 8, 1833, the American Fur Co. steamer Yellowstone stopped on the river bank to the south and put Francois LeRoi ashore to set up a...

Grand Officers

Main on Chestnut, SD

This stone marks the place where on the twenty first day of July A.D. 1875 A.L. 5875 the most worshipful grand lodge, ancient free and...

Inman Hall

Site of Inman Stadium built in 1924 where all University football games were played from 1908 until the completion of the DakotaDome in...

Meckling & Lincoln

Named for a grading contractor on the Dakota Southern Railway, built in 1872.

Post Vermillion or Dickson’s Post

6 Miles South In 1822, the Columbia Fur Company established a post at Audubon’s Point, opposite the mouth of Petite Arc Creek.

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm

In Memory of Gustavus Norgren Dedicated to the Early Pioneers of South Dakota The Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm was organized on...

State University of South Dakota

USD campus, SD

The first territorial legislature of Dakota, on April 21, 1862, located at the University of Dakota at Vermillion.

Vermillion

Vermillion, SD

August 24, 1804, Lewis & Clark camped near the White Stone (Vermillion) River and the next day visited Spirit Mound 8 miles north.

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