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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Fremont Early Schools


Can you name these early schools and where in Fremont twp were (are?) they?
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Galla School


2 comments:

Heather Cone said...

The second picture from the top with the green roof was located on the east side of 470th Ave. between 221st and 222nd Street. My grandfather, Vance Pittenger, and his siblings attended school there.

March 3, 2019 at 6:18 PM
PAW of SD said...

Awesome Heather! Thank you. That is just a couple miles north of where we live on 470th If it's still there want to go visit it. Pittinger sounds familiar...

March 3, 2019 at 8:09 PM

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