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Andreas’ Historical Atlas of Dakota: Chilson Collection
The I. D. Weeks Library hosts its digital collections in the Digital Library of South Dakota. Highlighted here is Andreas’ Historical Atlas of Dakota, published by A. T. Andreas in Chicago in 1884, and is part of the Herman P. Chilson Collection of Western Americana. The term “atlas” refers to a collection of maps. This […]
Evelyn Schlenker
Sep 2, 20252 min read
Politicians for Dakota Territory and South Dakota
On this election day, Archives and Special Collections has added a list of Dakota Territory’s governors and delegates and a list of South Dakota’s governors, U.S. senators, and U.S. representatives to its online site. If you notice any misspellings or other errors, please let us know. The link will take you to: The location of […]
Doris Peterson
Nov 8, 20221 min read
Beautiful South Dakota was in multiple US territories before it became a state in 1889. #MapMonday
Eastern part of SD was in Iowa Territory 1838–1846. Eastern part of SD was in Minnesota Territory 1849–1858. Western part of SD was in Nebraska Territory 1854–1861. SD was entirely in Dakota Territory 1861-1889. The original boundaries of Dakota Territory are shown on the first map below. The final boundaries are shown in the second […]
Doris Peterson
Nov 15, 20211 min read
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