Watertown and Codington County, South Dakota
Hanson, Lisa D. / Hoheisel, Tim![Watertown and Codington County, South Dakota](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/978/9784976/CHSBZCOP039784976.jpg)
The picturesque, gently rolling hills of northeastern South Dakota were formed by glaciers 20, 000 years ago. A French cartographer first mapped the area in 1838, calling it Coteau des Prairies, -French for 'Hills of the Prairies.' On these hills sits Codington County, which got its name from the Reverend G.S. Codington, a traveling preacher based in Watertown. On August 7, 1878, Kampeska was named the first county seat. At the same time, rail...