The list of post offices established in Dakota Territory up to the close of 1874 indicates the progress of white…
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A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Hamilton settlement was the next point where a small colony of white settlers made a settlement on Platte Creek,…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Charles Mix County was first settled on November 4, 1794 when Jean Batiste Trudeau built the first white man’s house…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
With the construction of the six Corp of Engineers dams on the upper Missouri River, there were what some referred…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The historic islands, landmarks, Indian villages and agencies, trading posts, Lewis and Clark camp sites, forts, steam boat landings, individual…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Early in the settlement of White Swan, two missionary churches and two government schools were established. Saint Francis Church was…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
We do not know when the first traders and trappers visited this region. However, we do know that the rivers…