Verendrye Site, Fort Pierre
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Facts and practical information
The Verendrye Site is an historical archaeological site off Verendrye Drive in Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. Now a small public park, it is the place where the La Vérendrye brothers, the first known Europeans to explore this area, placed a lead plate bearing the crest of France, to claim the territory for their homeland, during their 1742-43 expedition to the Rocky Mountains. ()
Coordinates: 44°21'22"N, 100°22'55"W
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Fort Pierre
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Day trips
Verendrye Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: South Dakota State Capitol, South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center, Dakota, South Dakota State Historical Society.