Gary, South Dakota, United States
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Gary is a populated place located in Deuel county South Dakota in the United States of America. It is at 44.7924636 latitude and -96.4558855 longitude. Gary is at an elevation of 447 ft (1467 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Gary".
History
Founded in 1877 by the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad Company. The community was first known as State Line because of its location on the Minnesota-South Dakota State boundary line; then it was known as Headquarters because it served in that capacity for Colonel DeGraff, the railroad contractor. Finally the name of Gary was selected by Captain Henry H Herrick, a pioneer in the area, and C H Whitney, a postmaster in nearby Marshall, Minnesota, in honor of H B Gary, also from Marshall, Minnesota, who was an official of the Post Office Department in the early days of South Dakota's existence as a State. (SD-T17/p65)
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Populated Place |
| Latitude: | 44.7924636 |
| Longitude: | -96.4558855 |
| Elevation: | 447 ft / 1467 m |
| County: | Deuel |
| USGS Map Name: | Gary |
