During the later part of the 1800s and the early part of the 1900s, the stealing of their cattle and…
Author: Gregory County Historical Society (page 17)
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Some years ago I read a story entitled “Christmas Time on the Frontier” which I regularly read at this time…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The year of 1872 was in many respects a notable and memorable one in the history of the Dakota Territory…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The second session of the legislative assembly of the Territory of Dakota convened at Yankton on Monday, December 1, 1862. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
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…