Gregory County Historical Society site navigationSkip to content
Search

Gregory County Historical Society logo

Collecting, organizing and sharing the history of Gregory County and the South Central South Dakota region.

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
17 Nov 2022 Comments: 0 0

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. …

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
9 Nov 2022 Comments: 0 0

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
8 Nov 2022 Comments: 0 0

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
26 Oct 2022 Comments: 0 0

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
20 Oct 2022 Comments: 0 0

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
12 Oct 2022 Comments: 0 0

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
11 Oct 2022 Comments: 0 0

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…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
3 Oct 2022 Comments: 0 0

A Note from Cottonwood Corners

The origin of “Sky Pilot” as a reference to missionary, pastor, or clergyman is unknown and there is no record…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
21 Sep 2022 Comments: 0 0

A Note from Cottonwood Corners

From the earliest settlement of America by those coming from Europe, the religious denominations, through their missionaries and pastors, were…

Continue reading "A Note from Cottonwood Corners"…
21 Sep 2022 Comments: 0 0
« 1 2 3 4 … 16 »
© 2023 Gregory County Historical Society. Powered by WordPress. Theme by WebMan Design. Back to top ↑