Country United States County Dewey Named for Two nearby glens Elevation 656 m Local time Tuesday 1:33 PM | State South Dakota Founded 1919 Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) Zip code 57630 Area code 605 | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Glencross (Lakota: 'Mázačhaŋku Otȟúŋwahe'; "Railroad Village") is an unincorporated community in Dewey County in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.
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Map of Glencross, SD 57630, USA
History
Glencross was founded in 1919 by Conrad Mattern, who, along with his brother Frederick Louis Mattern, owned and operated the first store in the town. The town's name reportedly comes from its location where two valleys, or glens, intersect.
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References
Glencross, South Dakota Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA