Leg #3, Day #3

Stephen took us on a tour of the Hutterite colony.  Very interesting.

Goodbyes said to H&L family.

Platte, SD, named after Benjamin Pratte, whose name was misspelled on a map, and it stuck.

Lewis & Clark trail

Amour, SD named after meat packing company whose chairman of the board donated a building to the church.

Resale find unopened stationary, notecards, matching enveloped… $2.50

https://youtu.be/Uu5hzc2Mei4?si=dcrc1WFHF7GkM4Ix

Olivet, SD named after Olivet MI home of the 1st settlers.

Menno, SD was supposed to be Freeman and Freeman to be Menno in recognition of the Mennonite  community, but a clerical error made it what it is now.

Anyone know what church this symbol is affiliated with?

Turkey Ridge, SD named for a nearby turkey ridge and its wild turkey population.

Irene, SD. Named after Irene Fry, the daughter of the first settler.

Davis, SD, was named after its 1st settler.

Canton, SD named as they believed Canton China was directly in line with it. Also called Gate city

Iowa welcomed us.

Inwood, IA, smells revolting. Like rotten, sour, manure, and rotten meat. The following is not a description of this town. At least not what I saw and experienced.  https://iagenweb.org/lyon/inwoodherald/history/inhist.htm

Boyden, IA in honor of Willard Boyd.  The Sinclair 2.69/ gal 30 cents a gal cheaper than in Sheldon.

Sheldon, Ia, named for a railroad promoter called Isreal Sheldon.

Sibley, IA, named for General Hastings Sibley.

Minnesota welcomes us.

I90 EB home in 4 hrs.

The trip has been good. Loved checking out the Catholic churches along the way.

Interesting historical markers.  Sometimes, I think history is ignored or altered to make it something other than what it was.  We can not learn from our mistakes if we don’t recognize the error. We can not recognize an error if it has been altered. We can not go back and change it. We can remember and make sure it doesn’t happen again.