Lyman, South Dakota

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Lyman is an unincorporated community in Lyman County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

Lyman was originally called McGill, and under the latter name was laid out in 1919. [2] The present name is after the county in which Lyman is located. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyman
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 49.

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