Yankton, South Dakota

===Yankton Stockade===
In response to the [[Dakota War of 1862]] in western Minnesota, Governor Jayne issued a proclamation on August 30, 1862, requiring every male between the ages of 18 and 50 in every settlement in eastern Dakota, be formed into militias to protect against expected attacks from the Native Americans.{{sfnp|Kingsbury|1915|pp=235–244}} In response, the Yankton militia built a stockade at the corner of Third Street and Broadway Avenue of approximately 200,000 square feet.  Settlers from the surrounding area, and as far away as Sioux Falls and Bon Homme County, fled to Yankton to seek shelter in the structure.

Although roving bands of Native Americans did approach Yankton over the course of several weeks, no attack ensued, and the stockade was eventually abandoned and torn down. There is a historical marker at the site of the former stockade.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Wall / Yankton Stockade Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=177907 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref>

Among the most notable events that occurred in Yankton while capital, [[Jack McCall]], murderer of [[Wild Bill Hickok]] in [[Deadwood, South Dakota|Deadwood]] on August 2, 1876, was tried in Yankton for Hickok's murder, found guilty, and was hanged on March 1, 1877, at the age of 24. His body is buried in a Yankton cemetery.{{sfnp|Karolevitz|1972|p=85}}