“Historic Highway Sites Ft. Randall To Ft. Pierre”
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
Marker Text
South To Chamberlain and Fort Randall
Fort Randall 1856-92
Fairfax 1892 – County Seat 1896
Battle of Bonesteel July 20 1904
Whetstone ‘Brule’ Agency 1860
Rosebud Landing 1876-1895
Lower Brule Agency 1876-94
Fort Kiowa American Fur Co. 1822
Fort Lookout – Col. Fur Co. 1822-U.S. 1856
Fort Hale 1873-1885
Fort Thompson 1883-Crow Ck. Agcy.1856
Fort Recovery 1835
East on US 18
Papineau 1859-Colin Lamonte 1862
Harney City 1869-Wheeler 1879
Hamilton’s 1881
Castalia-Ghost Town 1883-1900
Stratosphere Landing 1935
Bijou Hills 1877
Bisonette ‘Bijou’ 1811
Perrin 1802 Proteau 1868
Nobles 1857-Brule City 1874
Ancient Indian Fort 1600 Three Rivers 1804
Steamboat Wrecks
Carroll No.3 1877
Pocohontas 1866
Hiram Wood 1870
Ida Reese 1871
Hollie Moore 1881
North to Fort Pierre
There are markers or monuments at many of these sites. Steamboat Wrecks
Ada Belle 1923
Bachelor 1869
New Ella 1881
Sioux City No. 2 1873
Peoria Belle 1864
F.Y. Batchelor 1879
Lizzie Reed 1901
Sites
New Fort Pierre 1859-64
Old Fort Pierre 1831-56
Indian Mosaic 1780
Center Monument
Fort Tecumseh 1822-31
Verendrye Monument 1743
Forts LaFramboise 1 & Teton 1817
Old Fort Sully 1863-66 American Fur Company 1863
Ancient Indian Fort 1450?
Narcelle Ranch 1856 Warren Camp 1855
Fort George 1840
Fort George Indian Fortress 1450?
Loisel Fur Post 1802-09
Fort Bouis or Defiance 1845-46
Lower Brule Agency 1894
Historic Sites
Medicine Rock – Now at Gettysburg
Cheyenne Agency – 1891-1958
Forest City 1883 – 1st County Seat
Fairbanks – Ghost Town 1883-90
Jon Valle Trade Post 1804
Rousseau Ranch & Cemetery
Fort Bennett 1870-91
Fort Sully 2nd 1866-92
Hope Mission 1873
Oahe Mission 1873
Sully’s Camp 1863
Fort LaFramboise 1862
Fort Primeau 1863
Fort Galpin 1857
Location
Buffalo County, near intersection of Highways 34 and 47 (1988)