Antoine Bijou, a French Canadian, established a trading post in 1813 on the east side of the Missouri River below…
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A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Missouri River was always commercially the most important waterway in the area. Steamers never ventured on any other South…
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…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
When construction began on the Fort Randall Reservoir August 1, 1946, little was known archeologically speaking of the area. The…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
In December of 1944 the United States Congress passed a Rivers and Harbors Bill which authorized the construction of the…