“Twelve Mile House”
398
1966
Union
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
Marker Text
Was a road house twelve miles from Sioux City run by Desiree Chausee. It was a log building right here. It was also the site of Willow’s Post Office. Postmasters were William Mathers, 19 August 1861; Desiree Chausee in 1864; Charles Heath in 1865 and finally became Adelescat, Joseph Dupins, P.M. November 19, 1869. In its day quite a famous stopping point for stages, ox teams and travelers.
Location
Union County, 105 - 1/10 mi south of Jefferson (1988)