The Land Rush
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N 44° 21.797 W 098° 12.990
14T E 562431 N 4912521
Mural is located at 3rd & Wisconsin, Huron SD.
Waymark Code: WMH8B
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2006
Views: 25
Mural was painted by Artist, Wei Luan from San Francisco in 2001. Huron became the hub for settlement of the James River Valley area. When the doors opened for business at the Land Office at 9 am , October 9, 1882, a line of settlers hoping to file claims stretched east to Dakota Avenue and then north to 2nd St. Many had arrived the day before and spent long hours waiting in line. Homesteaders arriving on the train had teams of horses waiting for the race to the office. William T. Love, at the forefront, was so intent on being first in the door that he stood with his hand on the knob and when the doors opened for business he literally fell inside.
City: Huron SD
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