Lt. Jonas Lien

Lt. Jonas Lien (HM2C2D)

Location: Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Minnehaha County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 32.66', W 96° 43.723'

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(side one)
After the United States declared war against Spain in 1898, Jonas H. Lien enlisted into the First Regiment of the newly formed South Dakota Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was mustered into federal service at Camp Dewey in Sioux Falls. Lien was appointed first lieutenant and regimental adjutant.
The volunteers sailed to the Philippine Islands where they fought Filipino insurgents. On March 27, 1899, Lien was the first person from Sioux Falls to be killed in action in a foreign war.
(side two)
Former Mayor Burre Lien donated land for the city's first park in memory of his younger brother Jonas. As a memorial to Jonas, black stone was quarried from Lien Park for the façade of the 1908 north unit of the original Washington High School. Sioux quartzite was used after the black stone was exhausted.
About 1.2 billion years ago, molten magma flowed up from deep in the earth between two tectonic plates under east-central Minnesota. It flowed underground into Minnehaha County and hardened to become the black stone of the Jonas Lien memorial.
Dedicated in 2005 by the
Minnehaha County Historical Society and the
Washington High School Historic Committee
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HM NumberHM2C2D
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByThe Minnehaha County Historical Society and the Washington High School Historic Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 8th, 2018 at 8:04pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 683488 N 4823771
Decimal Degrees43.54433333, -96.72871667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 32.66', W 96° 43.723'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 32' 39.6" N, 96° 43' 43.38" W
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Area Code(s)605
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57104, US
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