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Platte, SD - History
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Welcome to the Platte Home page. The Platte Home page provides as much information as possible on Platte. Knowing Platte’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Platte’s Home page, you will also find Platte’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Platte has a population of 1290. 47.1% of Platte’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.9 are female. 52.6% of Platte is married and 73% own their own home. The Average Home price is $152,026, and the average rent is $641. Household median income in Platte is $55,273, and the individual median income is $24,338. Platte’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.9%), Multiple(1.7%), Native(1.2%), Asian(0.2%).
Lewis and Clark were told to watch for ‘burning bluffs’ in the area. Settlement began in the early 1880s. A fur trader named Bernard Pratte once lived at the mouth of what was then known as the ‘Fish Creek’. Pratte's last name was mistakenly transcribed as Platte on an early map of the creek and the spelling error stuck.
The town that would become Platte was named after the creek.For 12 years, Charles Mix County was the only county in the state of South Dakota without a railroad. Platte originated in the summer of 1900 after it was selected as the terminus for a Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad branch line from Yankton.
The railroad arrived in October and buildings were moved from the nearby settlements of Castalia, Old Platte, and Edgerton. The Platte Enterprise newspaper was founded in 1900 and is still published today.The Great Depression and drought of the 1930s led to unemployment and out-migration in the area.
A dam was constructed on the Platte Creek during this time. The area became a place for picnics and recreation. In 1956, the Fort Randall Dam was completed creating Lake Francis Case. In 1966, the Platte-Winner Bridge was completed over the lake giving travelers a new route to and from the Black Hills.
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