Historical Marker · No. 459
Small Town - Badger Clark
Meade County · South Dakota
Erected by Farmers State Bank, Faith; South Dakota Department of Transportation and South Dakota State Historical Society, 1974
A poem about small towns stands half a mile outside one, placed in 1974 by Faith's Farmers State Bank with the state. Badger Clark, its author, was named South Dakota's first poet laureate in 1937 and signed at least one letter as its poet lariat. He grew up in a Deadwood parsonage, learned cowboy life on an Arizona ranch near Tombstone, and lived out his years in a cabin in Custer State Park. His Cowboy's Prayer still circulates, often credited to Anonymous.
What the plaque says
Small Town By Badger Clark Badger Clark (1883-1957) Author, lecturer, poet and South Dakota's first Poet Laureate. His philosophical devotion to the idea of rugged individualism and his love for the great outdoors was reflected in his life and writings. "Small Town" is typical of this devotion to Dakota and its friendly people. Erected 1974 by Farmers State Bank, Faith, South Dakota; Department of Transportation and the South Dakota State Historical Society
Where it stands
45.01934, -102.04497 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Faith — 0.5 mi