Hooker,_South_Dakota

Hooker, South Dakota

Hooker, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

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

History

Hooker was founded in 1894, and named for John Hooker, a pioneer settler.[2] The post office in Hooker closed in 1954.[3] Hooker was served by a branch of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad which ran between Iroquois and Beresford,[4] and the town's stockyard thrived due to the easy access to markets in Sioux City and Chicago. A tornado struck Hooker in 1903, destroying much of the downtown.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hooker, South Dakota
  2. [2]
    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. 84.
  3. [3]
    "Turner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Beresford to Iroquois, SD - Abandoned Rails". www.abandonedrails.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. [5]
    Vanished South Dakota: Towns of Yesterday | PBS, retrieved September 4, 2023

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