Date, South Dakota Explained

Date is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

A post office called Date was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1955.[1] The community has the name of Date Peterson, an early settler.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perkins County . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050316133828/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SD&county=Perkins . 16 March 2005 .
  2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 32.
  3. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 31.

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