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Nobody Yelled 'Kill the Umpire!'

A Hudson baseball legend brought civility to America's pastime.

Discovering The Verendrye Plate

One hundred years ago, Ethel Parish and her friends found history on a Ft. Pierre hilltop.

The Union County Courthouse in Elk Point was packed during the trial of Nile Cochran, an Iowa farmer accused of killing trucker R. D. Markell. Library of Congress photo.

Elk Point Tragedy

Desperation drove local farmers to take a Union County trucker’s life in the Dirty Thirties.

A Spirited Pioneer Promoter

Wilmot Brookings left his mark on two towns, one county and the history of South Dakota.

Portions of the ghost town of Spokane, South Dakota still stand. Photo by Chad Coppess of SD Tourism.

Ghost Town Friends

A Hill City historian and his boyhood pal brought the Black Hills’ past back to life.

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The construction of Fort Randall Dam created Lake Francis Case, which extends more than 105 miles upstream. The community of Pickstown sprung up near the dam and was named in honor of Gen. Lewis A. Pick.

June 5, 2013

Taming a Wild River

Katie Hunhoff

Two quarreling engineers created a plan to calm and control the Mighty Missouri. [read More]

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Richard Pettigrew helped found Sioux Falls and served as South Dakota’s first full-term U.S. Senator. After falling out of favor with state leaders for years, he is immortalized in a new bronze statue at the corner of Fifth and Phillips in downtown Sioux Falls. Click to enlarge photos.

May 22, 2013

'I Told You So'

John Andrews

Richard Pettigrew’s statue in downtown Sioux Falls is an everlasting parting shot at the city he helped build. [read More]

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Dakota Territory Governor John Pennington s Yankton house is now home to South Dakota Magazine.

April 25, 2013

A Scoundrel and a Saint

Katie Hunhoff

John Pennington and Arthur Mellette had very different ideas on governing Dakota Territory. [read More]

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Many aspects of South Dakota life are covered on the Oral History Center s tapes, but the collection is especially rich in Native American history. Photo by Bernie Hunhoff.

April 16, 2013

Eavesdropping On History

Laura Johnson Andrews

The South Dakota Oral History Center in Vermillion offers thousands of chances to listen in on our state's past. [read More]

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March 1, 2013

Is This Jack McCall?

John Andrews

We’ve seen this picture of the notorious assassin for more than a century, but some question if it’s really him. [read More]

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