Deuel County, SD History - Books .....Astoria 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 13, 2007, 1:38 am Book Title: Doane Robinson's Encyclopedia Of South Dakota Astoria is a town in southeastern Deuel County. Founded in 1900 by the Western Town Lot Co. Was named from a town in Oregon which was named for John Jacob Astor, of New York City, who established a trading post there in 1811. Market town for rich farming region. Population, see census. Additional Comments: Extracted from: DOANE ROBINSON'S Encyclopedia of South Dakota FIRST EDITION Published by the Author PIERRE 1925 COPYRIGHT BY DOANE ROBINSON. 1925 WILL A. BEACH PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS AND BINDERS SIOUX FALLS File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/deuel/history/1925/doanerob/astoria271gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb