De Smet, Dakota Territory, United States
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De Smet, Dakota Territory, United States was a late 19th-century frontier town that became historically notable as the childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s family and the birthplace of her daughter, writer Rose Wilder Lane.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Smet, Dakota Territory, United States canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier town
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American children’s literature
ⓘ
pioneer memoirs ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Rose Wilder Lane ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalHeritage | American pioneer heritage ⓘ |
| developedDuring | railroad expansion in the northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
railroad-related commerce ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
De Smet cemetery containing Ingalls family graves
ⓘ
Ingalls family homestead ⓘ
surface form:
Ingalls Homestead
Surveyors’ House associated with the Ingalls family ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryAssociationWith |
Little House on the Prairie
ⓘ
surface form:
Little Town on the Prairie
The First Four Years ⓘ The Long Winter ⓘ These Happy Golden Years ⓘ |
| hasPart | Ingalls family homestead ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–Civil War United States expansion era ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
agricultural service town for surrounding homesteads
ⓘ
railroad-era settlement ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Dakota Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Father Pierre De Smet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Little House books
ⓘ
being the birthplace of Rose Wilder Lane ⓘ being the childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American Old West
|
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| residenceOf |
Caroline Ingalls
ⓘ
Carrie Ingalls ⓘ Charles Ingalls ⓘ Carrie Ingalls ⓘ
surface form:
Grace Ingalls
Laura Ingalls Wilder ⓘ Mary Ingalls ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
settlement of the American frontier
ⓘ
United States territorial expansion ⓘ
surface form:
westward expansion of the United States
|
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Laura Ingalls Wilder-related historic sites ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.