Swan Lake

Historical marker location:

Viborg, South Dakota

( Marker is on Swan Lake Drive east of 455th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1966

South Dakota was the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, a tragic event in which over 150 unarmed Native American men, women, and children were killed by U.S. troops in 1890. Today, the site is a National Historic Landmark.