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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

The Dakota Farmers’ Leader (Canton) of August 14, 1896 on page two contained the following headline: “All the “Blind Pigs”…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

Back in the mid 1860s, some of those living on the remote frontier became bolder in the nefarious trade of…

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A Note from Cottonwood Corners

Whetstone Agency, although some distance from any significant white settlement, was not exempt from the harmful influence of the unscrupulous…

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28 Mar 2025 0

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…

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