“Free Ice Water. Wall Drug.” Millions of motorists have seen this sign or its hundreds of variations. You can spot Wall Drug signs worldwide, even at the South Pole. As I drove west on Interstate 90, one sign in particular brought a smile to my face: “Wall Drug. Western Art.” The town of Wall, north of Interstate 90 at the edge of South Dakota’s Badlands, is home to Wall Drug. Pharmacist Ted Hustead and wife Dorothy moved to Wall in 1931, buying the town’s only drugstore. Bu
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