According to the Jewish Encyclopedia: “There is no reference to the cat in the Old Testament, the domestication of that…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
By the time Lewis and Clark visited South Dakota in late August of 1804, mountain men and trappers had already…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
After six face-offs between 1861 and 1890, each becoming more intense and costly, one might come to the conclusion that…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
After the election on October 1, 1889 for the temporary seat of government, the folks in Pierre felt confident that…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Enabling Act which created the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington in 1889 accepted the Sioux…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
As the southern portion of the Dakota Territory which was created on March 2, 1861 began to be populated, the…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
With the growth of the territory in the mid-1800s, the opening of new lands for homesteading, and the influx of…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Dakota Territory law makers met for the first time in Yankton on March 17, 1862. This was the first…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
For forty-three years, the location of the seat of government was an important factor in the history of South Dakota. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Shortly after the United States purchased the vast Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France, the feeling was that this gigantic…