Wessington Springs Trivia

Wessington Springs took its name from springs flowing into the park and from an old legend about a trapper named Wessington, who was said to have been burned by Indians while tied to a tree in what is now the city park. The first settlers were Levi Hain and his wife Maribee, who first lived in a sod house and later changed to a log cabin; the only evidence is an indentation in the ground west of the ball park concession stand. The town was originally named Wessington in 1878, then Elmer in 1882, and finally Wessington Springs in 1884. Wessington Springs, South Dakota, and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, are among the longest postal addresses in the nation.

Wessington Springs, South Dakota · United States