"American Legion Post 186" Eureka, South Dakota - Legion Posts and Branches on Waymarking.com

This post is very active in the community. It sponsors Boys State candidates and conducts military services for local Veterans who become deceased.

The post has a lounge and a cafe which serves food on Friday and Saturday nights. The rest of the week, they only serve a variety of pizzas. They have a dining area that is used for some smaller community functions and they have held District meetings for the American Legion.

Eureka has a membership goal of 193 for 2010 and currently stands at 171.

Eureka is a small community in McPherson County, South Dakota, in north central South Dakota, and has a population of 937 as of July 2008. This is a drop of about 15% from the 2000 census.
The town was incorporated on January 16, 1892.
Eureka has a beautiful lake and park area which are used for recreation, fishing, swimming, camping, and boating. It also has numerous sporting opportunities including a 9-hole golf course, softball and baseball fields, a tennis court, a basketball court, a football field, and an all weather track complex that is open to the public for exercising purposes. Eureka has many hunting opportunities and has a hunting range just outside of town.
Eureka is the birthplace of Al Neuharth, the founder of U.S.A. Today and Charles N Herreid, former Governor of South Dakota.
Eureka's population consists mostly of German-Russian descent.

Street address: 717 7th Street Year the building was constructed.: 1948 Activities: Family activities Hall rental: Yes Can headgear be worn inside?: Yes Web-link for this "Legion": Not listed

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