Wendte, South Dakota

Wendte is an unincorporated community in Stanley County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

Wendte has its start in 1906 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named for H. S. Wendte, an early settler.[3] A post office called Wendte was established in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1960.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wendte, South Dakota
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 137.
  4. "Stanley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 March 2015.



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