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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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Aug 29, 20241 min read
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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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Jun 4, 20241 min read
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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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Jun 4, 20242 min read
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Tea Time ~ Blossoms & Bees
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Apr 19, 20240 min read
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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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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Oct 11, 20230 min read
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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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Oct 11, 20231 min read
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Oct 11, 20230 min read
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May 8, 20230 min read
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Mar 27, 20230 min read
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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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Jun 10, 20155 min read
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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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May 1, 20154 min read
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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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May 1, 20152 min read
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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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May 1, 20154 min read
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