Abigail Gardner Rescue Site
Abigail Gardner Rescue Site is a monument in Spink, South Dakota. Abigail Gardner Rescue Site is situated nearby to the park Council Rock, as well as near the town Redfield.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redfield and Ashton.
Redfield
Town
Redfield is a city in and the county seat of Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. The city was named for J. B. Redfield, a railroad official. Redfield is situated 3 miles south of Abigail Gardner Rescue Site.
Ashton
Village
Ashton is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 108 at the 2020 census. Ashton is situated 5 miles north of Abigail Gardner Rescue Site.
Abigail Gardner Rescue Site
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “About one mile east of this spot Abbie Gardner was delivered to her rescuers on May 30, 1857 after eighty-three days of captivity among the Sioux Indians following the Spirit Lake Massacre in Iowa.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Spink, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.91757° or 44° 55′ 3″ north
Longitude
-98.51227° or 98° 30′ 44″ west
Elevation
1,296 feet (395 metres)
Open location code
86P3WF9Q+23
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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