National Park Service Launches On-line Travel Itinerary for Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota
National Park Service News Release
For Immediate Release – July 13, 2009
Kathy Kupper (202) 208-6843
Carol Shull (202) 354-2234
National Park Service Launches On-line Travel Itinerary for Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota
(Washington, DC) – The rich frontier and American Indian history of Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota is featured in the newest National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary. The on-line itinerary, which can be printed as a guide, is available at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pierre_fortpierre/
“The itinerary highlights 37 local sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places and offers several ways to discover them,” said Acting National Park Service Director Dan Wenk. “It provides a great way to learn about and explore the authentic places that trace the history and development of Pierre and Fort Pierre.”
Descriptions of each place highlight its significance and include photographs and information on how to visit. Thematic essays provide context for understanding destinations in the itinerary. Maps help visitors plan what to see and do. A Learn More section includes links to additional information on cultural events and activities, other things to see and do, dining and lodging possibilities, units of the National Park System in South Dakota, and a bibliography.
The Pierre and Fort Pierre itinerary is the 48th in the National Park Service’s ongoing Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary Series. The series promotes public awareness of history and encourages visits to historic places throughout the country.
The National Park Service’s Heritage Education Services and the South Dakota State Historical Society’s State Historic Preservation Office produced the itinerary, in partnership with the South Dakota Heritage Fund and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.
The itinerary supports the goal of South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office’s Central South Dakota Heritage Education Program to promote the culture and history of Pierre and Fort Pierre. The program is funded by a federal Preserve America Grant administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior and by a donation from the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad.
