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'Little House ' Wilder homestead - South Dakota

An August 2002 trip to De Smet by ducksunset

Original Trees Photo - De Smet, South Dakota More Photos
Quote: This was our second Little House, the Laura Wilder homestead site, to visit on our vacation in 2002. She lived there from 1880 to 1885.

'Little House ' Wilder homestead - South Dakota

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Original Trees Photo - De Smet, South Dakota
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Laura Ingalls Wilder lived on this site from 1880 to 1885. You get there from US 14 and follow a narrow road (can't remember the name) about 3 miles to the homestead site. Wilder's parents, the Ingalls, are buried in a gravesite on the other side of De Smet. The homestead itself didn't have any original buildings, but was on the original site, so all the things Laura Wilder wrote about could be viewed at this site, which has buildings, animals and a schoolhouse of that late 1800s era. They take you on a horse-drawn wagon ride to the school and had a sample class (I highly recommend this wagon ride). Quick Tips: Be sure to take the horse-drawn wagon ride to the school. Also, along with a store...Read More

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