OQ0269 SHERMAN at the Fifth Mound - Sioux Falls, SD - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Sherman Park (named after E. A. Sherman, who purchased this land in 1886) is host to a number of Woodland Indian burial mounds that date back nearly two thousand years. Several historical markers nearby describe the site. Four mounds appear in a group, with a fifth separate mound that may have been the grave of a notable leader. That "fifth mound" was looted in the 1940s by amateur archaologists and rebuilt in 2001. Near this mound you will find a NGS Triangulation Station Disk, stamped SHERMAN and dated 1935.

All of the mound are posted as burial grounds and are guarded by rail fences. Do not cross the fences; the station is inside the fence but is easily seen and photographed from outside. The two reference marks are nearby. There is ample parking nearby.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: SHERMAN Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Sioux Falls, SD Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: OQ0289 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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