Wanamaker, South Dakota

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Wanamaker is a ghost town in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

A post office called Wanamaker was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1951. [2] The town had the name of John Wanamaker, proprietor of Wanamaker's department store and 35th United States Postmaster General. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wanamaker (historical)
  2. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 66.

Coordinates: 43°27′38″N101°21′16″W / 43.4605552°N 101.3543134°W / 43.4605552; -101.3543134


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