McIntosh’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of McIntosh. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗McIntosh was named for a sibling duo who worked for the railroad. The town was established in 1909.
McIntosh was the site of a Cold War era radar station. On April 1, 2006, the wood-frame courthouse burned to the ground. Twenty-five year old Dwight Crigger, an employee of the local weed and pest board, was arrested for the setting the fire. It was the last wood courthouse in use in South Dakota.
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Start McIntosh’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McIntosh’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCorson County Courthouse, 1993: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from McIntosh
See all 2 →McIntosh, decade by decade
Nothing in McIntosh is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean McIntosh has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Holy Spirit Chapel in Pleasant Ridge, 20.5 miles away.
McIntosh and the nearest listed places
Closest to McIntosh
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.