There were few towns and post offices in the Dakota Territory in 1870. The number had made a small increase…
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A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The routine of activities at the Whetstone Agency during the winter months of 1869–1870 was occasionally relieved by the arrival…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
A new Indian policy was inaugurated with the coming in of President Grant’s administration in 1869. Henceforth it was intended…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
Late in the afternoon as the sun sent its last slanting rays over the broad prairie of Dakota Territory, travelers…