Piper, Albert S., Homestead Claim Shanty

2 mi. N of Lake Byron, Carpenter, South Dakota. County/parish: Beadle.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 28, 1998. NRIS 98001126.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Homestead Claim Shanty

From Wikipedia:

Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty

The Albert S. Piper Homestead Claim Shanty is a structure located near the unincorporated community of Carpenter, in Beadle County, South Dakota. Built in 1882, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

It is a woodframe 16 by 10 feet (4.9 m × 3.0 m) claim shanty built with horizontal wood plank walls.

It is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Lake Byron.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93204354

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