The two Bijou Hills adjacent to the Missouri River in south-central South Dakota were prominent landmarks for all voyagers who…
Author: Gregory County Historical Society
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Congress had no regard for the Missouri River as a channel of commerce. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
In 1832, Joseph La Barge, then only seventeen years old, was working on steamboats on the Mississippi River and was…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
In 1875, the Black Hills had not been lawfully opened. The army guarded the reservation, and during 1875 arrested and…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
A list of the names of the post offices established in Dakota Territory up to the close of 1874 indicates…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
In the development of Dakota Territory, the ox was an important and indispensable element. With the patience and fortitude only…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The list of post offices established in Dakota Territory up to the close of 1874 indicates the progress of white…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Hamilton settlement was the next point where a small colony of white settlers made a settlement on Platte Creek,…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Charles Mix County was first settled on November 4, 1794 when Jean Batiste Trudeau built the first white man’s house…