Andy Wagner of Houston, TX, worked for Conoco for 33 years, and he connected with the Gregory County Historical Society…
History’s Attic
This week on History’s Attic. Why would a lady of 75 years old that does not even drive walk into…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Over the years, there were numerous posts and forts established at or near the mouth of the Bad River on…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Doane Robinson, who had investigated the pre-settlement history of the Upper Missouri Valley thoroughly and intelligently had this to say…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
By the end of October in 1803, federal officials and legislators in Washington had enacted legislation which established local government…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The “Territory of Dakota,” with the exception a portion of the northeast corner, was a part of “The Louisiana Territory”…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
According to Noah Webster’s American Dictionary, one of the two definitions of politics defined in the 1828 edition was: “The…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Although he was still alive after being attacked by the mother grizzly bear, the condition and future for Hugh Glass…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
It all started with an ad in the Missouri Gazette & Public Advertiser of St. Louis on Wednesday morning, Feb.…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
In the Noah Webster’s American Dictionary published in 1828, “character” was defined as: “The peculiar quality, or the sum of…