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Aug 29, 20241 min read
We're Hiring!
This is your chance to give back to your community while playing a pivotal role in the ongoing mission of the Heritage Museum. As...
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chri177
Jun 4, 20241 min read
We are going on a road trip!
Click on the picture, not the title for more. To purchase tickets online click here. A museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota is getting a...
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chri177
Jun 4, 20242 min read
Summer Programs!
Codington County Heritage Museum 27 1st Ave SE Watertown, SD 605-886-7335 2024 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS Created for K-6 students. ...
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chri177
Apr 19, 20241 min read
Tea Time ~ Blossoms & Bees
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chri177
Apr 19, 20241 min read
2024 Event Schedule
We have big plans for Special Events in 2024. Mark your calendars and join us! CCHS Spring Meeting “Oscar Night at the Museum” Thursday,...
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chri177
Oct 11, 20231 min read
History Club Change of Date
Do you ever hit send and then one second later realize you've made a mistake? In the most recent Codington County Historical Society...
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chri177
Jun 10, 20155 min read
The Dakota Tractor and a Local Tragedy
In 1911 G. W. Elliot, originally from Owatonna, Minnesota, started work on building a tractor factory in De Smet, South Dakota. He had...
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chri177
May 1, 20154 min read
Exploring a Winter Tragedy
As the years go by it gets easier and easier to survive winter on the plains. We have cars with four wheel drive and furnaces that heat...
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chri177
May 1, 20152 min read
Montgomery Ward ~ Lloyd Christians Remembers
Many of us can remember shopping at Montgomery Ward in Watertown before the store closed its doors on December 20, 1976. Local resident...
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chri177
May 1, 20154 min read
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN SOUGHT BY FBI
In 1966 Watertown had a population of 14,077, add 633 if you included the people who lived around Lake Kampeska. The High School and...
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