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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

Whenever you hear someone mention the “1902 Roundup,” you automatically think about the rounding up of all cattle west of…

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Green’s Standard Oil & Gregory Livestock Auction

There were two local stories last week about historical Gregory County buildings coming down. The first was printed in the…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

With the construction of Fort Randall in Dakota Territory, on the west bank of the Missouri River just above the…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

According to the Jewish Encyclopedia:  “There is no reference to the cat in the Old Testament, the domestication of that…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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