Red Scaffold, South Dakota

Red Scaffold is an unincorporated community in Ziebach County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

A post office called Red Scaffold was established in 1938, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community was named after Red Scaffold Creek.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Scaffold, South Dakota
  2. ^ "Ziebach County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 58.

44°46′01″N 101°50′38″W / 44.76694°N 101.84389°W / 44.76694; -101.84389


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