Topbar, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
44°18′42″N 101°36′50″W / 44.31167°N 101.61389°W / 44.31167; -101.61389CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCountyHaakonTime zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)

Topbar, South Dakota (also known as Top Bar), is a populated place in West Haakon [1] township in Haakon County, South Dakota, United States,[2] near to Milesville, South Dakota and Philip, South Dakota.[3]

History

Carrie Ingalls, younger sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) was an independent young woman, and though single, she filed on a homestead claim in Top Bar, South Dakota. She met there her future husband; David N. Swanzey and his children.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ maps.google.com
  2. ^ www.satelliteviews.net
  3. ^ www.keystonechamber.com Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ www.liwfrontiergirl.com
  5. ^ https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=78076&docClass=SER&sid=5z2dc2bg.vc2#patentDetailsTabIndex=0


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