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