We just got back from a great three day trip to De Smet, South Dakota. I wanted to go there because this is where the Ingalls homestead is, and it's been preserved historically. Laura Ingalls Wilder lived here, and met her husband, Alonzo, in De Smet. Remember the TV show with Michael Landon as Pa?
It was really fun to see it all, and oh by the way, the ride was great too. :-)
We rode through Pierre (pronounced "Peer"). The population in Pierre is only 14,000!
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| The Missouri River in Pierre |
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| The De Smet cemetery. Ma and Pa are on the right, Laura's sisters are the other three |
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Laura and Alonzo are buried in Missouri
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| Laura and Alonzo's house in De Smet |
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| Ma and Pa Ingalls house in De Smet after they sold the homestead |
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| A covered wagon on the homestead |
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| A dugout house - the Ingalls family lived in one like this in Minnesota |
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| A hay-roof barn |
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| The water pump |
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| This is the "Little House". It sits on the exact location of the original house, and was built to specs |
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| The original Loftus store in De Smet on main street |
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