Huron Post Office and other sites of interest
Post Office in Huron, SD. 'Qualifies for the National Register of Historic
Places. Picture taken by Arlene Tschetter.
More info. about post office
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Centennial Center, 48 4th St. SE, Huron, SD. Picture taken by Arlene Tschetter
The Centennial Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This building is more commonly known as the Old Stone Church. The
structure was built in 1887 of huge granite boulders from a farm northeast of
Huron. Visitors can view Centennial memorabilia, railroad items, Indian
Artifacts, and memoirs of Hubert and Muriel Humphrey. Open by appointment.
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Picture taken by Arlene Tschetter
The James River in Huron, SD, known as Chief Drifting Goose' Crossing.
Drifting Goose Campsites - Huron, SD
This site is on privately owned land and not accessible to the
public.
When most Dakota people were being pushed onto reservations one
independent Chief remained on his own far longer than any chief. He
did this entirely without violence or bloodshed.
Each year he and his 108-160 members of his "tiospaye"
(relatives) would camp beside the James River on their way to their land near
Ashton. While at Huron, they would visit the legendary location of Chief
Drifting Goose's daughter's burial site near what is known as Mays rock.
They would hold trade fairs at Drifting Goose Island in early May, drawing
people from as far as 500 miles away.
Above and below, building paintings depicting the history of Huron.( See History of Murals...)
On of many old buildings still standing
and being used. This one dates back to 1906, on Dakota Ave.
Still on Dakota Ave., 1908.
old Costains building and Post Office
Clark building,1909
City Hall/Fire station-early 1900's
Beadle County Court House, 1920.