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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WS3_fort-sisseton-military-reservation-dakota-territory-historical_Eden-SD.html
In February 1871, President Grant approved an 82,000 acre parcel of land measuring nine miles by fifteen miles as the Fort Sisseton Military Reservation. The land was set aside for use by the military for training exercises and hay ground for live…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WS2_post-cemetery-historical_Eden-SD.html
The cemetery roster reveals countless hardships. Nine of the people interred in this cemetery succumbed to typhoid, and four to consumption (tuberculosis). Two each died by fever, drowning, freezing, bronchitis, pneumonia, meningitis and gunshot w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WS1_library-historical_Eden-SD.html
Filling the countless hours proved to be a soldier's greatest challenge. According to one soldier, "everybody is writing who can raise a pencil or sheet of paper."
When mail was delayed, soldiers turned to reading books. The library was in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WS0_magazine-historical_Eden-SD.html
The U.S. Springfield and the British-made Enfield were the two basic firearms of the Civil War period. Both muzzleloaders had a similar .58 caliber bore, so ammunition was interchangeable. With practice, each weapon could be loaded and fired ten t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WRZ_guard-house-historical_Eden-SD.html
Low morale often led to discipline problems at the Fort. For disobeying orders, a soldier may have been forced to "ride" the wooden horse. Serious infractions resulted in time spent in the guard house.
Journal Entry
Memorandum: Dick Wilson e…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMU_sand-lake-national-wildlife-refuge-historical_Frederick-SD.html
A Wetland of International Importance (Marker 1)
Wetlands are one of the most important ecosystems on the planet. They improve our quality of life by providing us with clean water, food, flood control, and many forms of recreation. Wetlands al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLF_the-continental-divide-historical_Sisseton-SD.html
The Continental Divide
between
Hudson Bay and Gulf of Mexico
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLC_columbia-historical_Columbia-SD.html
Located at the mouth of Elm River, Columbia has a notable history.
Here was the wintering place of Waneta "Cuthead Band"of Yanctonaise Sioux.
Here was the site of the scout's camp from which in 1866, Sam J. Brown
started his famous "ride in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WKL_pioneering-in-dakota-historical_Roslyn-SD.html
Pioneering was never easy. In Dakota, drought, and grasshoppers, blizzard, and prairie fires were all occupational hazards. In sparse timbered areas, the settlers lived in dugouts and sod houses, enduring the hardships common to all frontiersmen.
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