We are going to get to know South Dakota's first poet Laureate Badger Clark through historical markers located in Custer and Faith, South Dakota. Its a tale of tuberculosis and poetry...

Leaving Prints on the Pages of History Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Everyone has a Beginning Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Charles Badger Clark Jr. (1883-1957) - Find a Grave Memorial 

Frequently Asked Questions - U.S. State Poets Laureate: A Resource Guide - Research Guides at Library of Congress (loc.gov) 

Poet laureate | Literary Title, History & Role | Britannica 

Authors: Clark Badger (sorted by popularity) - Project Gutenberg 

Small Town / Badger Clark Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

“The Badger Hole” Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Charles Badger Clark - Wikipedia 

Saddle Up With Badger Clark, America's Forgotten Cowboy Poet | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) 

Badger Clark Biography : Badger Clark : South Dakota Historical Society Foundation (sdhsf.org) 

Cowboy Poetry, Classic Rhymes & Prose by Badger Clark - Google Books 

Personal Reminiscence (archive.org) 

South Dakota State Historical Society (sd.gov) 

Illinois Arrow - Google Books 

Tuberculosis (who.int)