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Benson County History
The county was created by the 1879 territorial legislature and named for B.W. Benson, a member of the Dakota Territory legislature at the time.
The county government was first organized on June 4, 1884
The county seat is Minnewaukan
The Devils Lake Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs was formed in 1871 and was located in North Dakota.
It served the Sisseton, Wahpeton, and Cut Head (Pabaska) Sioux living on the Devils Lake Reservation in Dakota Territory. Beginning in 1884, it also served the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indians.
In 1906 it became known as the Fort Totten Agency.
Agents and Appointment Dates:
William H. Forbes, January 23, 1871; Paul Beckwith, August 7, 1875, and James McLaughlin, June 8, 1876
Cities and Other Communities
Baker * Brinsmade * Esmond * Filmore * Flora * Fort Totten * Harlow * Hesper * Knox * Leeds *
Maddock * Minnewaukan * Oberon * Saint Michael * Tokio * Warwick * Wood Lake * York
Sullys Hill National Game Preserve and much of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are located within the county.
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Church Histories
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Family Bibles and
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Website
Updates:
February 2024
Birth Records: County
Births 1888-1890 (complete)
History Topics: Pioneer Files Surnames "C"
(complete)
Obituaries and Death Notices: Mrs. I.
Hogland, Carl W. Bengtson, Mrs. M. M. Morris, Benjamin L. Gilbert,
Gabriel Guesabar, Donovan Daley, Alfred A. Prior, Sgt. P. Morris, A.
H. Albrecht, Job Herrick, John L. Higgins, H. B. Enochson
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