“Strato Balloon Landing 1935”
338
1961
Aurora
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
Marker Text
Explorer II, released at Strato-bowl in Black Hills after record ascent to 72,395 feet landed in field 3 miles S and 15 miles W on 11 November 1935. A marker there tells more of the flight. A great scientific achievement of the time.
Location
Aurora County, US 281/ west edge of Stickney near roadside park