This week in History’s Attic. The cry of oil was heard on the Rosebud. Gregory County was to have their…
Tag: Gregory County
Green’s Standard Oil & Gregory Livestock Auction
There were two local stories last week about historical Gregory County buildings coming down. The first was printed in the…
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
The Supreme Court deliberated a little more than three weeks before they made a decision in the case involving the…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The October 27, 1916 issue of The Mellette County Pioneer informed their readers that Fairfax had withdrawn from the county…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
After the General Election of 1912 failed in securing the removal of the county seat from Fairfax, the newspapers were…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
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
In February of 1906 it was determined that Rural Route No. 1 would be established at Fairfax on April 2. …