Ingalls Homestead, De Smet
Experience Laura Ingalls Wilder in South Dakota
De Smet, South Dakota, holds a special place in American literature as the Little Town on the Prairie made famous by author Laura Ingalls Wilder. This charming town served as the backdrop for several of Wilder’s beloved "Little House on the Prairie" books, chronicling her family’s pioneer life on the South Dakota prairie in the late 1800s.
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