Spink County, SD History - Books .....Armadale Island 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 May 4, 2007, 1:59 am Book Title: Doane Robinson's Encyclopedia Of South Dakota Armadale Island is a large wood on the James River in northern Spink County. It was the home of a Yankton band of Indians, the last chief of whom was Drifting Goose. Maj. Abercrombie crossed the James at this point in 1856 and built a bridge there -doubtless the first bridge of importance in Dakota. 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/spink/history/1925/doanerob/armadale240gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb