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W. H. Over Museum, Vermillion, SD
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W. H. Over Museum

Free museum in Vermillion, South Dakota, holding natural and cultural history collections from the state and the Northern Plains.

1110 N. University St., Vermillion, SD 57069 · Vermillion, SD

About W. H. Over Museum

Founded in 1883, the W. H. Over Museum is the oldest museum in South Dakota. Its collection includes more than 80,000 items tied to the state's natural and cultural past and the wider Northern Plains. The museum sits beside the DakotaDome on the University of South Dakota campus. It is privately supported, and visitors can browse exhibits on topics such as a Lakota family camp, an Egyptian mummy case, and the Battle of Slim Buttes. A gift shop sells items made by local Native American artisans.

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