Englewood, South Dakota Explained

Englewood is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

Englewood was first called Ten-Mile Ranch. It was originally a stagecoach stop in the late 1870s, and the name changed when it became a railroad center.[1] A post office called Englewood was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community most likely was named after Englewood, Chicago.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Englewood Trailhead - South Dakota . Black Hills & Badlands . 2019-08-17.
  2. Web site: Lawrence County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050316131925/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SD&county=Lawrence . 16 March 2005 .
  3. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1–3. 1940. University of South Dakota. 37.

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