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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29DT_commercial-historic-district_Watertown-SD.html
Watertown was platted by the Winona & St. Peter Railroad. The uptown district, consisting of six square blocks, was divided into narrow lots intended mostly for commercial use running parallel to the railroad tracks. Important noncommercial buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM251B_forsburg-park-sundial_Watertown-SD.html
This sundial and this park are dedicated to time.
Time is a paradox. . . we never seem to have enough.
Yet we have all the time there is.
We chose the sundial the oldest known device for
Measuring time as a means of taking time to say
thank…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24Z2_post-office-auditorium_Watertown-SD.html
After years of renting spaces, the US Postal Service constructed the building on the corner of Broadway and First Avenue North in 1908 to 1909. By 1932, it was clear that the facilities were not adequate, which resulted in a well-blended addition.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WU5_district-no-5-public-school-historical_Watertown-SD.html
District No. 5 School was the first rural public school in Codington County. At a meeting on June 30, 1879 at the Kranz Hotel, it was decided to build the school for $1,000 or less. The first term was from December 1879 to March 1880, taught by C.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QAU_watertown_Watertown-SD.html
1835 Joseph LaFramboise had trade post at Two Woods Lake (Chanopa.
1838 Nicollet & Fremont , explorers, visited SE Codington County.
1840 Rev. Stephen Return Riggs enroute, Lac Qui Parle to Ft. Pierre, traversed the area.
1856 Capt. Alfred S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P7L_old-m-st-l-depot-museum_Watertown-SD.html
This depot, originally the Rock Island Lines New Passenger Station and Division Office Building. Was erected as a joint venture of
the Rock Island, and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroads in
1912 for $50,000.00.
Over the years, it has bee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFUZ_codington-county-courthouse_Watertown-SD.html
An example of Neo-classical architecture with Renaissance exterior elements, the Codington County Courthouse was built by Gray Construction under the direction of architects Freed and Perkins & McWayne. It cost $375,000.00 and was dedicated in Jun…