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 1940 DAR Penny Pines Forest - Lawrence County, SD, USA
N 44° 25.667 W 103° 42.906
13T E 602272 N 4920190
A South Dakota Historical Marker placed by the DAR is at the corner of US 85 and the Polo Loop, between Spearfish and Deadwood, providing some background on the reforestation efforts begun here in 1940 to observe the DAR's fiftieth anniversary.
Waymark Code: WM1C6MK
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2025
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As the text notes, this is a replacement marker, and it was rededicated on November 3, 2017. The text is identical on both sides, with the Golden Wheel of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the top, but oddly, it doesn't really give the name of the President General at the time. While she was Mrs. Henry M. Robert, we should really give credit where it's due and acknowledge her as "Sarah Robert".
Note that the Mary Chilton DAR Foundation is separate from the Mary Chilton Chapter, per their website:
The bequest of one of our founding members, Dorothy Day Davenport, enabled the creation of the Mary Chilton DAR Foundation. The Foundation is an entity separate from the Mary Chilton Chapter DAR, and is responsible for managing the funds left by Dorothy Day Davenport. We are fortunate to have a foundation that has helped us give over three million dollars in grants and scholarships since 1987.
DAR Chapter: Mary Chilton DAR Foundation
Date Placed: 11/03/2017
Inscription:
In 1940, fourteen South Dakota chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) contributed funds for the planting of 18,000 Ponderosa "Penny Pines" in a 25 acre tract along the west side of Highway 85, about 4 1/2 miles from Deadwood on the road to Spearfish. Penny Pines, so named for their cost of one penny apiece, were planted by the Black Hills National Forest in conjunction with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The planting commemorated the Golden Jubilee of the National Society DAR (50th anniversary of founding). In 1939, DAR's President General, Mrs. Henry M. Robert, chose the Penny Pine program to help the National Forests recover from over-harvesting, devastating fires, and little replanting. Margaret March-Mount, "Ambassador of Trees," envisioned a nation of healthy trees and was credited with inspiring the National Society DAR to plant five million seedlings in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
This marker is a replacement of the original marker dedicated on November 3, 1940.
Funded in 2017 by Mary Chilton DAR Foundation
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