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Encyclopedia: Yankton, South Dakota

Yankton is a city in Yankton County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 13,528 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Yankton County. Yankton was the original capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Nakota (Sioux) Native Americans. Yankton is located on the Missouri River just downstream of the Gavins Point Dam and Lewis and Clark Lake and just upstream of the confluence with the James River. Yankton is Commonly referred to as the 'River City', due to its close proximity to the Missouri river, and the importance that it played in the city's settling and subsequent development.

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Mount Marty College

Mount Marty College , an academic community in the Catholic Benedictine liberal arts tradition, is located in Yankton, South Dakota...

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Jack McCall

of murder, and hanged in Yankton, South Dakota, then the capital of Dakota Territory... called Deadwood, in the territory now known as South Dakota, and shot Hickok in the back of the head...

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Adam Vinatieri

Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972 in Yankton, South Dakota) is the placekicker for the NFL's New England Patriots. He is the second of four children. Adam attended Rapid City Central... of the best days for school and football. He was a four-year letterman at South Dakota State...

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Charles D. Gemar

Army. Personal data Gemar was born August 4, 1955 in Yankton, South Dakota, but home is Scotland, South Dakota, where his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Leighton A. Gemar, reside. Married to the former Charlene..., and travel. He graduated from Scotland Public High School, Scotland, South Dakota, in 1973, and...

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List of U.S. federal prisons

, Seymour Johnson, Goldsboro, North Carolina Federal Prison Camp, Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota..., Dublin, Dublin, California Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina... Institution, Estill, Estill, South Carolina Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton, Fairton, New...

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List of current and former capital cities within the United States

DAKOTA Yankton, South Dakota Capital Dakota territory (1861–1883) Pierre, South Dakota current... NORTH CAROLINA    New Bern, North Carolina –1794 Raleigh, North Carolina current NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck, North Dakota territorial (1883–1889), current OHIO Chillicothe, Ohio 1803–1810; 1812â...

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