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What connects Vermillion, SD and Palisades State Park?
William Lyon was born and grew up in Vermillion, SD. His widow Winona Lyon donated the land containing the beautiful palisades to the state of South Dakota. Additional land will be added to the park during the summer of 2024, doubling the size of the park. Palisades State Park is one of the most unique […]
Doris Peterson
May 20, 20241 min read
Was there a place in Vermillion SD in the 1940s that had audio recording equipment?
We found a self-recorded 78 phonograph dated 1949 in our USD Phonograph collection. It was in Modern Electric Co.’s. bag. Did Modern Electric or the University of South Dakota have the equipment needed to record onto a blank phonograph?
Doris Peterson
May 6, 20241 min read
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