Englewood, South Dakota
Englewood is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Englewood was first called Ten-Mile Ranch. It was originally a stagecoach stop in the late 1870s, and the name changed when it became a railroad center.[2] A post office called Englewood was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1943.[3] The community most likely was named after Englewood, Chicago.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Englewood, South Dakota
- "Englewood Trailhead - South Dakota". Black Hills & Badlands. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1–3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
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