Topbar, South Dakota

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Topbar
Unincorporated community
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Topbar
Location within the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°18′42″N101°36′50″W / 44.31167°N 101.61389°W / 44.31167; -101.61389
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Haakon
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)

Topbar, South Dakota (also known as Top Bar), is a populated place in West Haakon [1] township in Haakon County, South Dakota, United States, [2] near to Milesville, South Dakota and Philip, South Dakota. [3]

History

Carrie Ingalls, younger sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder ( Little House on the Prairie ) was an independent young woman, and though single, she filed on a homestead claim in Top Bar, South Dakota. She met there her future husband; David N. Swanzey and his children. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ maps.google.com
  2. ↑ www.satelliteviews.net
  3. ↑ www.keystonechamber.com Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ www.liwfrontiergirl.com
  5. ↑ https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=78076&docClass=SER&sid=5z2dc2bg.vc2#patentDetailsTabIndex=0
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