On March 25, 1909, all unclaimed government land in the Gregory County portion of the reservation was placed on sale…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Although Bonesteel contested the location of the county seat for more than nine years with Fairfax, The Mitchell Capital on…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
In February of 1906 it was determined that Rural Route No. 1 would be established at Fairfax on April 2. …
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Madison Daily Leader on April 28, 1902 reported that “The building used for a court house in Gregory County,…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
After the Fairfax town site was rejected by the land office in the summer of 1897, the disputed land embraced…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Gregory County was created by the first legislature of 1862 and was named for J. Shaw Gregory, a member of…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
With the establishment of the earliest counties in what was to become South Dakota, the county seat was usually located…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
With the establishment of the earliest counties in what was to become South Dakota, the county seat was usually located…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Like most other institutions in American government, the county was originated in England. The origins of the American county can…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Fort Randall, located on the west bank of the Missouri below the present dam by the same name, was one…