Before the Dakota Territory was established by the U. S. Congress, the majority of the population was located on the…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Pioneer travel most generally followed the easiest and shortest practicable routes. Frequently, the early traders, trappers, settlers, and miners followed…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The earliest known map revealing the Dakota country is the DeL’lsle map of 1701. On that map, a trail (early…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Missouri River from its source in the Rocky Mountains to its junction with the Mississippi is 2,963 miles long. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Antoine Bijou, a French Canadian, established a trading post in 1813 on the east side of the Missouri River below…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the sixteenth President on the 4th of March, 1861. Earlier, Congress had passed a bill…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
When Major Stephen H. Long explored the area which later became Nebraska and Oklahoma in 1820, he called the region…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai thousands of years ago, he brought with him what the founders of our…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
As soon as the courier arrived at Fort Laramie with the news that gold had been discovered in the Black…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Historical information and materials reveal that the records and information on the open range spring cattle roundups is incomplete and…