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'''Wall Drug''' is a [[drug store]] and [[gift shop]] that is perhaps one of the greatest self-designated tourist attractions in the [[United States]]. The store, which has been described as a sprawling tourist mall, is located in the town of [[Wall, South Dakota]], one of the towns nearest the [[Badlands National Park]].
 
   
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[[Image:Walldrug1.jpg|thumbnail|right|Wall Drug - 1950s Sign Somewhere in Africa]]
 
The small town drugstore made its first step towards international fame when it was purchased by Ted Hustead in [[1931]]. Hustead was a Nebraska native and pharmacist who was looking for a small town with a [[Catholic church]] in which to establish his business. He bought Wall Drug, located in a 231-person town in what he referred to as "the middle of nowhere", and strived to make a living. Business was very slow until his wife, Dorothy, got the idea to advertise free ice water to parched travellers along the road. From that time on business was brisk. Wall Drug grew into an enormous [[cowboy]]-themed [[shopping mall]]/[[department store]] (although unlike a standard shopping mall it remained a single store subdivided into many smaller shops and restaurants). Wall Drug includes a western art museum and even a chapel based on the one found at [[New Melleray Abbey]] near [[Dubuque, Iowa]]. The town grew with it.
 
   
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[[Image:Wall_Drug_9333_Miles.jpg|thumbnail|left|Wall Drug sign at the South Pole - Free Ice Water, 9,333 miles]]
 
Wall Drug earns much of its fame from its self-promotion. [[Billboard (advertising)|Billboards]] advertising the establishment can be seen for hundreds of miles throughout South Dakota and the neighboring states. In addition, many visitors of Wall Drug have erected signs throughout the world announcing the miles to Wall Drug from famous locations. By [[1981]] Wall Drug was claiming it was giving away 20,000 cups of water out per day due to its signs, though this number is almost certainly an exaggeration.
 
   
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To date, Wall Drug still offers free ice water, but as they have become more popular, they have started to offer free [[bumper stickers]], [[signs]] to aid in [[promotion (marketing)|promotion]], and [[Coffee]] for 5 cents.
 
 
==External links==
 
* [http://www.walldrug.com/ WallDrug.com - Company website]
 

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