Where Does the West Begin?/ Here the West Begins

Where Does the West Begin?/ Here the West Begins (HM24NU)

Location: Huron, SD 57350 Beadle County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 21.801', W 98° 13.809'

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Where Does the West Begin?


Traditionally the American West has begun at the edge of the settled areas, always advancing with the sun. The Delaware River was the West of 1700; the Mississippi of 1820. Then the settlement of the Pacific Slope started the West coming each against the sun. So a new definition was born - instead of geographical barriers, social customs and economics dictated boundaries.

Here the West Begins


The James River is the dividing line between humid and semi-arid territory. Here the annual precipitation is less than twenty inches. Agricultural practices change. Westward the farms become progressively larger - - the towns and cities more generously spaced. Ranching overshadows farming. Scenes of rolling range land, miles of barbed wire fence, frequent watering places, distant buttes and mountains meet the eye. Boots and broad-brimmed hats become the style. It's a great country ! It's the West!

To our first settlers, the Lakotas, who left us clean waters and abundant game; to the early Explorers who mapped the country and pointed the way; to the Homesteaders who brought their families and developed this vast area; to the rugged Pioneers of yesteryear who through drought, blizzard, depression and times of abundance learned to live with the land, to establish



and maintain homes, churches, schools, cities and sound government — this Marker is respectfully dedicated.
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HM NumberHM24NU
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Year Placed1957
Placed ByMillard G. Scott and State Highway Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 561344 N 4912518
Decimal Degrees44.36335000, -98.23015000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 21.801', W 98° 13.809'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 21' 48.06" N, 98° 13' 48.54" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)605
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 901-999 3rd St SW, Huron SD 57350, US
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