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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM248D_donald-s-reshetar_Aberdeen-SD.html
Don Reshetar is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota and a 1947 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. Coach Reshetar graduated with his bachelor's degree from Augustana College, in 1951 and master's degree from Northern State University in 1958…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM248C_clark-swisher_Aberdeen-SD.html
Clark Swisher was a native of Vermillion, South Dakota and graduated from Vermillion High School in 1934. He want on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in 1938 from the University of South Dakota.
Coach Swisher began his coaching career at high school…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3K_columbia-marsh-historical_Columbia-SD.html
A Wetland Enhancement Project Developed by Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act Council on Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge to improve North America's Water…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3J_the-view-from-the-top-historical_Columbia-SD.html
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Looking to the west, the giant Canada goose pens and display pool are below you. In the spring and summer, you'll see the giant Canada geese raising their goslings in the area. Just beyond the goose area is the tree-lined Refuge boundary
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3I_sand-lakes-observation-tower-historical_Columbia-SD.html
This 108-foot tower was built by the Civilian Conservation corps in 1936. The Sand Lake CCC camp ran from 1925 through 1939 and housed several hundred men. They built many of the dikes, fences, and facilities you see on the Refuge today. The tower…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XZS_waterfowl-historical_Columbia-SD.html
Perhaps our best known group of birds, waterfowl species such as ducks, geese and swans have webbed feet and water repellent feathers that allow them to float and swim easily. Often striking in plumage, waterfowl are found in a variety of watery h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XZR_sand-lake-national-wildlife-refuge-historical_Columbia-SD.html
Sand Lake National Wildlife refuge, a 2,498 acre refuge, was established in 1935 to protect critical nesting and migrating habitat for our nation's waterfowl. The James River, which flows through the refuge, was dammed by the Civilian Conservation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XZQ_songbirds-historical_Columbia-SD.html
"Over increasingly large areas of the United States, spring now comes unheralded by the return of the birds, and the early mornings are now strangely silent, where once they were filled with the beautiful bird song." Silent Spring, published in 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X4N_groton-south-dakota-veterans-memorial-historical_Groton-SD.html
Dedicated to
All Area Veterans
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMV_civilian-conservation-corps-camp-historical_Frederick-SD.html
Camp BF-2 (Sand Lake): 2 1/2 miles W and 2 1/2 miles S at headquarters. Company: 2749—6/28/35 - 7/31/39.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work-relief program during the Great Depression. From 1933 to 1942, the CCC provided wo…