Wanamaker, South Dakota

43.4605552 -101.3543134Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′ N , 101 ° 21 ′ W

Wanamaker

Wanamaker is a ghost town in Jackson County , in the US state of South Dakota .

history

In 1914 a post office was opened in Wanamaker, which was in operation until 1951. The place was named after John Wanamaker , an American department store owner and postal minister.

Individual evidence

↑ Jackson County . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
↑ Federal Writers' Project : John Wanamaker, proprietor of Wanamaker's department store and 35th United States Postmaster General. 39015027015455; view = 1up; seq = 165 South Dakota place-names, v.1-3 . University of South Dakota, 1940, p. 66.

Web links

Wanamaker (historical) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey

[1] Jackson County . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[2] Federal Writers' Project : John Wanamaker, proprietor of Wanamaker's department store and 35th United States Postmaster General. 39015027015455; view = 1up; seq = 165 South Dakota place-names, v.1-3 . University of South Dakota, 1940, p. 66.