Charles Ingalls
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Charles Phillip Ingalls 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.
Ingalls and his wife, Caroline
Surveyors' House, first home in Dakota Territory of the Charles Ingalls family
"The House That Pa Built", located at 210 3rd Street SW in De Smet
Former site of Ingalls Store, downtown De Smet
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American writer. The Little House on the Prairie series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, circa 1885
Caroline and Charles Ingalls
Surveyor's House, the first home in Dakota Territory of the Charles Ingalls family – De Smet, South Dakota
Rose Wilder Lane birthplace roadside marker – De Smet