page_title: Fort Meade (South Dakota)
section_title: Home of the National Anthem
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Meade (South Dakota) / Home of the National Anthem
caption_attribution_description: English: This is the historic marker of the "Star Spangled Banner" officially being started at Ft. Meade, SD in 1892.
context_page_description: Fort Meade was established in 1878 to protect the new settlements in the northern Black Hills, especially the nearby gold mining area around Deadwood. Several stage and freighting routes passed through Fort Meade en route to Deadwood.
  For most of the past 120 years, there has been some military presence at Fort Meade, near Sturgis, South Dakota. Many cavalry and infantry units were stationed here including the 7th U.S. Cavalry after the Battle of the Little Bighorn; the Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th U.S. Infantry; the 4th U.S. Cavalry which saw the transition from horses to mechanization; and the 88th Glider Infantry Regiment during World War II.
  Fort Meade still serves as a training site for the South Dakota National Guard and an Army National Guard Officer Candidate School. It is also home of Fort Meade National Cemetery.
  Fort Meade was designated a National Historic District on May 22, 1973, the first location in Meade County, South Dakota, to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: It was here that the "Star Spangled Banner" first became the official music for the military retreat ceremony, long before it became the National Anthem. In 1892, the post commander Colonel Caleb H. Carlton, 8th Cavalry, began the custom of playing the "Star Spangled Banner" at military ceremonies and requested that all people rise and pay it proper respect long before it became the National Anthem.
caption: This is the historic marker of the "Star Spangled Banner" officially being started at Ft. Meade, SD in 1892. This picture was taken by the staff of the Ft. Meade VA. Government uncensored photos, public usage.
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