by historicplaces | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Back Next 3 Miles North of Pierre on Highway 1804 Turtle Effigy is a large stone alignment on the earth in the shape of a turtle. No one knows for sure who made the effigy. According to one story not attributed to a specific tribe, “An Arikara lookout surprised by a...
by historicplaces | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Back Next Charles Lindbergh Visits Pierre Most of us know that Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh was the first to fly solo and non-stop from New York to Paris. His 33½ hour solo flight on May 20-21, 1927, in a single engine monoplane, was “the” aeronautical...
by historicplaces | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Back Next In the fall of 1880, Max J Schubert from Watertown, WI, came to Pierre and bought land to build a drug store. He came back to Pierre in spring of 1881 with two carpenters and precut lumber to build the drug store and built a small one room, 14’x20’ temporary...
by historicplaces | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Back Next Arkansas Joe and The Shady Ladies of Missouri Avenue Since Pierre was established as a town in the fall of 1880, it has been proud of its important role as a community and capital city. It serves and has historically served a large trade area. It has...
by historicplaces | Dec 19, 2018 | Fort Pierre
Back Next The History of St. Mary’s Healthcare Center In 1882, Dr. D.W. Robinson, a recent graduate, was in route by train to the Pacific Coast in quest of practicing medicine there. However, his life was about to take a twist. He was misled by the railroad...
