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Rose Wilder Lane birthplace roadside marker – De Smet Laura and Almanzo Wilder, circa 1885 Location of Wilder homestead where both of Wilder's children were born – De Smet Ingalls' teaching career and studies ended when she married Almanzo Wilder on August 25, 1885, in De Smet, South Dakota.
Carrie Ingalls' birth is also recorded as being in Montgomery County, Kansas, in August 1870. Today, there is a facsimile log cabin at the site. The state of Kansas has designated the childhood home of Laura Ingalls southwest of Independence as a historic site, which is open to visitors. The site includes a cabin modeled after the original ...
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway is a named road connecting historic areas that relate to the life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for writing Little House on the Prairie. The highway was first designated in 1995 as U.S. Route 14 from Lake Benton in southwest Minnesota to Mankato in the south-central part of the state.
Laura and Almanzo Wilder, circa 1885. When Wilder was 23 years old and Ingalls was 15, the two began courting. Wilder would drive Ingalls back and forth between De Smet and a new settlement 12 miles (19 km) outside town, where she was teaching school and boarding. Then, when spring arrived, the couple would go for long buggy rides.
Charles Phillip Ingalls (/ ˈ ɪ ŋ ɡ əl z /; January 10, 1836 – June 8, 1902) was an American pioneer, farmer, government official, musician, and carpenter who was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House series of books. He is depicted as the character "Pa" in the books and the television series.
Pepin, Wisconsin, is the birthplace of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In Little House in the Big Woods , the first book in her Little House series, Laura's father visits Lake Pepin in the first chapter [ 18 ] and her family visits the lake in the "Going to Town" chapter.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography, 'Pioneer Girl' details her life in the country, but the picture is less than perfect. With accounts of domestic abuse, messy love triangles, and even a drunk ...
Laura’s Album: a remembrance scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 1998. ISBN 0-06-027842-0. Anderson, William. Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Iowa Story. Burr Oak, Iowa. The Laura IngallsWilder Park and Museum. 2001. ISBN 0-9610088-9-X; Anderson, William. Prairie Girl: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder.