Hooker, South Dakota

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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]

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References

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

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