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The ”’W. H. Over Museum”’, in [[Vermillion, South Dakota]] is the oldest [[museum]] in the state of [[South Dakota]].<ref name=plain>{{cite news|url=https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_c00eea92-b2ad-11e8-bd6a-432a428f2c38.html |publisher=Vermillion Plain Talk |title=W.H. Over Museum Celebrating 135th Birthday Sept. 16 |author=Riva Sharples |date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying South Dakota cultural and historical objects.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Annie|date=2020-03-14|title=Experience Millions Of Years Of Natural History During Your Visit To South Dakota’s W.H. Over Museum|url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-dakota/natural-history-museum-sd/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=OnlyInYourState|language=en-US}}</ref> One of the objectives is to develop educational programs. Another objective is to maintain an inventory of research works and files.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Support Friends of the W. H. Over Museum on A Community Thrives|url=https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/organization/Friends-Of-The-Museum-Wh-Over-Museum|access-date=2021-08-10|website=A Community Thrives|language=en}}</ref> |
The ”’W. H. Over Museum”’, in [[Vermillion, South Dakota]] is the oldest [[museum]] in the state of [[South Dakota]].<ref name=plain>{{cite news|url=https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_c00eea92-b2ad-11e8-bd6a-432a428f2c38.html |publisher=Vermillion Plain Talk |title=W.H. Over Museum Celebrating 135th Birthday Sept. 16 |author=Riva Sharples |date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying South Dakota cultural and historical objects.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Annie|date=2020-03-14|title=Experience Millions Of Years Of Natural History During Your Visit To South Dakota’s W.H. Over Museum|url=https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/south-dakota/natural-history-museum-sd/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=OnlyInYourState|language=en-US}}</ref> One of the objectives is to develop educational programs. Another objective is to maintain an inventory of research works and files.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Support Friends of the W. H. Over Museum on A Community Thrives|url=https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/organization/Friends-Of-The-Museum-Wh-Over-Museum|access-date=2021-08-10|website=A Community Thrives|language=en}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 20 October 2025
Oldest museum in South Dakota, US
The W. H. Over Museum, in Vermillion, South Dakota is the oldest museum in the state of South Dakota.[1] The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying South Dakota cultural and historical objects.[2] One of the objectives is to develop educational programs. Another objective is to maintain an inventory of research works and files.[3]
The museum was founded in 1883, established by the University of South Dakota.[1] It is named for W. H. Over, who is credited or blamed for excavating the Ludlow Cave, an archeological site of great importance, probably the most significant in the state, which had a wealth of projectile points and much more. It was excavated with poor methods, including possible accidental mixture of projectile points from other sites/cultures/eras into its collection. Between 1926 and 1948, the director of the museum was W. H. Over.[1]
The museum contains exhibits of archaeological artifacts; exhibits of geological objects, such as minerals and rocks; and exhibits on the different ethnic groups that inhabit South Dakota.[4] The museum contains artifacts from the Lakota people.[5] The museum also contains photographs of the Dakota Territory.[6]
