The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Norwegian immigrants George and Louis Johnson moved from Chamberlain, South Dakota to the banks of the White River just north of the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1883 to establish a way-station for freighting between Chamberlain and the Black Hills. In 1886, the area was connected by rail to Gordon, Nebraska. In 1891, the former way-station was called Black, with Mary Johnson as its first postmaster. In 1893, the town was renamed "Interior" by George Johnson because he did not think the name "Black" fit the description of the White River that surrounded the town. In 1907 and 1908, the town was moved two miles and half northwest along the White River to meet the Milwaukee Railroad. The former location of the town became known as "old Interior".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Interior’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Interior’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUnknown Correspondent, Interior, …, 1913: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Interior, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsInterior Township, SD, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (15)2010
CommonsInterior Township, SD, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (13)2010
CommonsInterior Township, SD, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (12)2010
CommonsInterior Township, SD, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (11)2010
CommonsInterior Township, SD, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (10)2010
CommonsInterior Business District2010
CommonsCowboy Corner2010
CommonsApproaching2010
CommonsYellowstone 0822009
CommonsInterior SD20061 historic place in Interior
1 place in Interior is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Unknown Correspondent, Interior, South Dakota, to J.J. Dunken [Duncan] (1913) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.