John C Fremont

John C Fremont (known as the “pathfinder”) was an early explorer, who, in 1838 accompanied Nicollet, a French geologist to western Minnesota and eastern Dakota

Early Fremont History

Formation of Fremont twp in 1873 when Moody County was organized. (The year of the massive German-Russian immigration, Advent of Railroads in South Dakota). Fremont history is tightly weaved into that of Medary, which became the county seat of Midway County in 1857—so before Moody County, we were probably part of Midway or Minnehaha County. The population of Fremont twp in 1900 was 400—do you think our present population is more or less than this?

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Township and Other Road Conditions

We appreciate our local Township Board who have been responsive to questions and issues regarding blocked roads, signage disappearance and other questions about road clearance.  We realize they cannot be everywhere at all times and perhaps we can comment here on situations we notice and hope to find a Map Gadget so we can show that on the roads in our part of the Township.  Also, we could use this blog to get a consensus of road issues and forward via text or email to the appropriate Tonwship Supervisor.

An example of how just additional snow (even without the wind and cold) can cause deadly situations as evidenced by this News Alert about an incident on I-29 near Hwy 32 overpass that happened just yesterday--even on a plowed, maintained road such as an Interstate, additional snow can reduce visibility and cause dangerous conditons overall.

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/close-call-on-interstate-29-caught-on-camera?id=0LIfCgL3&s=a3&pd=66981862    CLICK ONCE OR TWICE to get the link.

If you have trouble with the link, try copying and pasting into your browser and try clicking multiple times.  It is short but it gets to the point!

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