History · Camp Crook

Camp Crook’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Camp Crook. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers
1historic places
4recent photos

The story

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The town's name honors George Crook, a United States Army officer.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1954Project Blue Book report - 1954-07-8715232-Camp…Book
1960–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Camp Crook, decade by decade

1960s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Camp Crook

1 place in Camp Crook is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#156
In South Dakotaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1987first listedLittle Missouri Bank Building

Where they are

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Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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