Come visit the Moody County Historical Society Museum and Research Center in Flandreau, South Dakota located in East Central South Dakota. Located just 40 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD, 9 miles east of Interstate 29. For detailed directions, go to our Directions page.
Since
1964, the Museum has displayed artifacts related to the
growth of Moody County which was established in 1872; family
history files; Rural school records; Military memorabilia;
Dakota Archives preserving the history of the Flandreau
Santee Sioux; the Flandreau Indian School and the Reva Smith
Photo Gallery.
Be sure to see the Jones School, the last rural school to operate in Moody County; the Riverbend Meeting House built in 1870 as a church and then was used as a school; and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Depot built in 1880; To learn more about the Museum's holdings, go to our collections page.
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| Jones School, 1971 | Riverbend Meeting House, 1870 | CM&StP Depot, 1880 |
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Hours:
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays
Special tours by appointment
Admission is FREE . Memberships: $20.00 per year.
The Museum is wheelchair-accessible throughout the main building.
Address, phone and email: 706 East Pipestone Avenue, Flandreau, SD 57028. Telephone (605) 997-3191. Email: mchsmus1@knology.net
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