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The historic Coughlin House Inn was built in 1898 by James
Coughlin, an Irish immigrant who came to South Dakota to find a better life for his wife and family. James and
Ellen built the 13 room home to accommodate their family of 10 children. The lot on which the home was built
was donated to James and Ellen by Frank Ward, the town founder for having the first born son in Carthage.
He was aptly named Carthage (Cart) James Coughlin. Most notable of the Coughlin children is Charles L. Coughlin who
was to become the president and CEO of the Briggs Stratton Corporation for 35 years. As an alumnus of South Dakota State
University at Brookings, Charles donated the funds to build the campanile and is named on the list of top American industrialists.
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Carthage goes "Into the Wild"
In the summer of 2006 Academy Award winner Sean Penn and crew from
Paramount Vantage films descended on Carthage to film segments of the movie "Into the Wild". Based on and
adapted from the best selling book by Jon Krakauer, Penn wrote the screenplay and directed the film based on the life and
adventures of young Christopher McCandless. Filming locations in Carthage included the Cabaret Steak House and Lounge,
Carthage Farmers Elevator and main street.
The Coughlin House Inn was home to five of the production staff during
their four week stay in Carthage.
Since the filming and release of the movie, Carthage has seen visitors from around
the United States curious to get a glimpse of the filming locations in town.
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