It was an old-timer’s vivid account of South Dakota’s last big cattle roundup in 1902 that inspired Bert Hall of…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The early historic wagon trails across the Dakota Territory left their deep-rutted imprints on the prairie where countless oxen and…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
During the later part of the 1800s and the early part of the 1900s, the stealing of their cattle and…
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. …