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Vintage Agricultural Equipment.



EXCITING EXHIBITS!

Walk into history where larger-than-life sculptures of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark by James Earle Fraser greet you at the door. The Changing Exhibits Gallery features specialized exhibits of historic interest.

    Step back in time in the Middle Border History Gallery. Exhibits include:
  • The Plains Indians
  • Fur Trade
  • Dakota Territory
  • Railroading
  • Farming and Ranching
  • The 1930’s Great Depression

1885 Sheldon School.

Beautiful Native American Dress.




Plains Indian Culture

Featured displays include American Indian beadwork and porcupine quillwork including clothing, bags, ceremonial regalia, utilitarian objects, horse gear, dolls and missionary items.



    Tribes represented in historic quillwork and beadwork displays include:
  • Sioux
  • Meti
  • Chippewa-Ojibway
  • Plains Cree

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Dakota Discovery Museum
1300 McGovern Avenue
Mitchell, SD 57301
Call: 605-996-2122

E-mail: history@dakotadiscovery.com