Red Scaffold, South Dakota

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

History

A post office called Red Scaffold was established in 1938, and remained in operation until 1943. [2] The community was named after Red Scaffold Creek. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Scaffold, South Dakota
  2. "Ziebach County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 58.

Coordinates: 44°46′01″N101°50′38″W / 44.76694°N 101.84389°W / 44.76694; -101.84389