De Smet Fire Bell, DeSmet, SD
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NevaP
N 44° 23.270 W 097° 32.913
14T E 615608 N 4915974
This bell is mounted by the Chicago Northwestern Depot Museum in De Smet.
Waymark Code: WM3RX1
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2008
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De Smet, the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, became the "Little Town On The Prairie" of her books. The railroad depot is now a museum and this bell, the town's original fire bell, is displayed in a brick mounting at the entrance to the museum parking lot.
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