My historic site to preserve is my Grandpa Smith’s Farm. The farm is located in Antelope Township, Spink County, South Dakota. It was honored as a century farm in 1989. The farm was homesteaded by my Grandma Bonnie’s Great Great Aunt Sarah Fryer Wood. In 1937 Sarah passed away and my Great Great Grandpa Ralph Gilbert purchased the farm site for $850. In 1955 their oldest son, Kieth Gilbert, my Great Grandpa, moved to the farm and they farmed together. In 1980 my Grandpa and Grandma Smith moved back to the farm to help Great Grandpa Gilbert. My mom and dad moved to the farm in 2007 and have now built a home 1 mile south of the original farm.
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This essay won third place in the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office annual “This Place Matters” 4th Grade Student Essay Contest. Kids were asked to write an essay on a place in South Dakota at least 50 years old and describe why it matters, what it means to them, and why it should be preserved.
