Epiphany, South Dakota
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Epiphany Location within South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′57″N 97°39′42″W / 43.84917°N 97.66167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| Counties | Hanson and Miner |
| Elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m) |
Epiphany is a unincorporated community[1] straddling the border between Hanson County and Miner County in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located along South Dakota Highway 25.
History
Epiphany was established between 1889 and 1892. The settlement was named by Bishop Martin Marty,[2] and its post office was established in July 1892.[3]
In 1893 Father William Kroeger, a Catholic priest and medical doctor, arrived in Epiphany, where he established a medical "sanitarium", making medicines (which he sold by mail order) and treating a variety of diseases. Many people came from across the United States and foreign countries to be cured of different ailments, with perhaps 300–400 staying in Epiphany at the business's height.[4] There was a bus line that meet trains at Canova. William Kroeger also established the first electric power plant in Epiphany, an artificial ice plant, a bank of which he was the sole owner, and a factory for making paper boxes.[2]
References
- ^ "Epiphany". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ a b "Town of Epiphany Historical Marker". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). history.sd.gov. South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Marten, James (Winter 1991). "A Medical Entrepreneur Goes West: William Kroeger in South Dakota, 1893–1904" (PDF). South Dakota History. 21 (4). South Dakota State Historical Society: 333–361. Retrieved March 12, 2026.