Author: Gary L. SpawnPublisher:
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Category : Watertown (S.D.)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A History of Watertown, South Dakota, 1878-1900
Author: Gary L. SpawnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Watertown (S.D.)
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Watertown and Codington County, South Dakota
Author: Tim HoheiselPublisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531613372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The picturesque, gently rolling hills of northeastern South Dakota were formed by glaciers 20,000 years ago. A French cartographer first mapped the area in 1838, calling it Coteau des Prairies, -French for 'Hills of the Prairies.' On these hills sits Codington County, which got its name from the Reverend G.S. Codington, a traveling preacher based in Watertown. On August 7, 1878, Kampeska was named the first county seat. At the same time, railroad lines were extended from Minnesota into South Dakota, leading to a great influx of population known as the Great Dakota Boom. The rails only went as far as the Big Sioux River, which was east of Kampeska, so by the end of the year, the entire town up and moved to meet the railroad. With its new location came a new name: Watertown. An influx of German and Norwegian settlers in the early 1900s brought Codington County close to its current population of over 25,000
Watertown and Codington County, South Dakota
Author: Lisa D. HansonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738519746
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The picturesque, gently rolling hills of northeastern South Dakota were formed by glaciers 20,000 years ago. A French cartographer first mapped the area in 1838, calling it Coteau des Prairies, -French for 'Hills of the Prairies.' On these hills sits Codington County, which got its name from the Reverend G.S. Codington, a traveling preacher based in Watertown. On August 7, 1878, Kampeska was named the first county seat. At the same time, railroad lines were extended from Minnesota into South Dakota, leading to a great influx of population known as the Great Dakota Boom. The rails only went as far as the Big Sioux River, which was east of Kampeska, so by the end of the year, the entire town up and moved to meet the railroad. With its new location came a new name: Watertown. An influx of German and Norwegian settlers in the early 1900s brought Codington County close to its current population of over 25,000
History of Dakota Territory
Author: George Washington KingsburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dakota Territory
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Watertown, South Dakota and Vicinity
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Codington County (S.D.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
History and Government of South Dakota
Author: George Martin SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Dakota
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A History of South Dakota
Author: A Brief History of South Dakota
Author: Doane RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Dakota
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
History and Civil Government of South Dakota
Author: B. A. 1837-1900 HinsdalePublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781341147524
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
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After the West was Won
Author: Paula NelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
In this well-written monograph Paula M. Nelson tells the story of the settlement of 'west river country, ' that part of South Dakota west of the Missouri River....Nelson's major contribution is her reconstruction of the social life of this generation of settlers....Nelson is particularly sensitive to the experience of pioneer women, both those who labored within the family and those single women who homesteaded on their own.--American Historical ReviewAfter the West Was Won is an impressively researched and beautifully written study....Nelson also conveys the sense of pain and suffering that pioneers in western South Dakota endured; the technology of steam, electricity, and internal combustion failed to create utopia in a primitive area after the West was won.--Technology and CulturePaula M. Nelson's account of the trials and tribulations of the pioneers of that flat, windswept plain is a welcome addition to the literature on the agricultural frontier.--Journal of American Histor