Historical Marker

Early Western Highway

Stanley County, Hwy 14 near mile marker 197 (1988) · Stanley

Inscription

Fur trade route from Missouri River, Ft. Tecumseh (Pierre) to Ft. William (1832). John (1834) later Laramie via Badlands Pass S of Scenic and White and Niobrara Rivers. Harney’s Expedition (1855) to overawe the Sioux and 1876-88 Stage and Wagon Route, Ft. Pierre to Deadwood.

Location

AddressStanley County, Hwy 14 near mile marker 197 (1988)

CountyStanley

StateSouth Dakota

Coordinates44.408570, -100.750330

Sources

South Dakota State Historical Society

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