"American Legion Post 74", Brookings, South Dakota - Legion Posts and Branches on Waymarking.com

Amerian Legion Post 74 is located in Brookings, South Daktoa, and has a 2010 goal of 296 members.

Orr Hoffman lived in Brookings County and died at Camp Funston, Ft. Riley, Kansas, on March 31, 1918.

This post is very active in the community and several department officers have come out of this post. This post is the biggest in the county and other county posts include Aurora, Bruce, Elkton, Sinai, Volga, and White.

Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is the fifth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 18,504 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University, the largest institution of higher education in the state.

The town is named for Wilmot Wood Brookings who was part of the Western Town Company, and oversaw construction of a road running from the Minnesota border, through present-day Brookings County, to the shores of the Missouri River.

Medary, the first substantive settlement constructed in the area, was organized in 1857. The location was among the first three non-in Dakota Territory. The City of Brookings formed just over four miles north of the Medary settlement when the railroad bypassed the existing townships (Medary, Oakwood, and Fountain), favoring a path between them as a compromise.

On October 31, 1938, bank robbers Bennie and Stella Dickson robbed Brookings First National Bank, present site of The Ram restaurant and O'hares Bar, for a sum of $47,233 ($714,654, adjusted for 2008 inflation).

Street address: 1229 Western Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota Year the building was constructed.: 1985 Activities: Family activities Hall rental: Yes Can headgear be worn inside?: Yes Web-link for this "Legion": Not listed

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