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History
The Fort Sisseton Kid
Though he steered clear of politics himself, Robert J. Perry knew just how to use them to save a crumbling military fort in northeastern South Dakota.
The Spirit Behind a Tragedy
Rapid City was stunned when a plane carrying six cheerleaders and three community leaders crashed 52 years ago. But the cheerleaders’ memory survives through an award honoring their spirit.
Apostles on the Plains
Stephen Riggs brought his family to Dakota, where they went forth to teach and preach the gospel.
Minnilusa Links Old and New
Meet the sinners and saints who settled the Black Hills. Photo by Johnny Sundby.
South Dakota’s Death Valley
Born in Deadwood, Jim “Death Valley” Scott dominated major league hitters from 1909 to 1917. Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.
Herbert Hoover, The Historian
The USD professor spent a lifetime exploring South Dakota’s “exaggerated diversity.”
Who Lies in the Custer Graves?
Bon Homme County’s oldest mystery involves six forgotten soldiers of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry.
The Man Who Saved the Buffalo
Scotty Philip gets the credit, but even he has Fred Dupree to thank. Photo by Chad Coppess/S.D. Tourism.
Rekindling a Memory
South Dakota’s second-deadliest plane crash may have been forgotten if not for Rapid City’s Harold and Greg Stone.
Doane’s Favorite Places
Doane Robinson is known as a historian, but he was also a visionary, creating places uniquely South Dakotan.
John Morrell’s Bloody Friday
The conflict wasn’t labor versus management. It was workers against each other.
Slight of Hand
After years of work by his family, Luigi Del Bianco was officially recognized for his role as chief carver on Mount Rushmore.
