National Register of Historic Places

Lemmon Petrified Park

Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota
Listed
November 21, 1977
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77001254

About this property

The Lemmon Petrified Wood Park & Museum is a roadside attraction located off U.S. 12 in Lemmon, South Dakota, which features large outdoor sculptures created out of Mesozoic petrified wood. It was created in 1933 by Ole Quammen, a former mayor of Lemmon. Besides the outdoor park, the site has a museum, also built out of petrified wood, which hosts smaller collections of fossils. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Lemmon Petrified Park; when dedicated, it claimed to be the largest petrified wood park in the world. The park and museum, which do not charge admission, are open during the summer months between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Location

Lemmon, Perkins County, South Dakota
45.93750, -102.15154

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Nearby Historic Sites

Golden Rule Department Store
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Lemmon, G. E., House
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Quamman, Ole, House
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0.6 mi
Harriman, L. F., House
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0.7 mi
Rockford No. 40 School
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10.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Tahkahokuty Mountain
1864Indian Wars
4.6 mi
Killdeer Mountain — Grand River Pursuit 1864
1864Indian Wars
7 mi

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When was Lemmon Petrified Park listed on the National Register?

Lemmon Petrified Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Lemmon Petrified Park?

Lemmon Petrified Park is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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