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In 1933, a man and six kids went on an 850-mile trek through the Dakotas. Why?
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Contributed / South Dakota State Historical SocietyAlong the way, strangers kept the group going: directions, rides, advice, food and places to stay.
The group was fortunate to get a car ride north across western South Dakota and into southwestern North Dakota.
Earl Neller and the six children who accompanied him on their 1933 trip through South Dakota and into North Dakota.
Top, from left: Carolyn Neller, Earl Neller and Dora Kincaid.
Reitzel went on to write an in-depth account of the Neller trek in the Fall 2022 edition of South Dakota History.