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The Old Spink Colony is a
Hutterite Hutterites (german: link=no, Hutterer), also called Hutterian Brethren (German: ), are a communal ethnoreligious group, ethnoreligious branch of Anabaptism, Anabaptists, who, like the Amish and Mennonites, trace their roots to the Radical Refor ...
colony on the
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near
Frankfort, South Dakota Frankfort is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. History Frankfort was platted in 1882. Some say it was named after Frankfurt, in Germany, while others believe the town has the name of ...
. It was listed on the
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in 1982. The colony was founded by Russian German immigrants from what is now
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. The listing included four
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. As of 1981, it was one of 23 extinct colonies in South Dakota out of 46 colonies which had been established up until then. It includes the South Dwelling, which has a 1906 date upon it, the East Dwelling, a Dining Hall, and a Carpenter/Welding Shop. It is included in
Spink Colony, South Dakota Spink Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 135 at the 2020 Census. It is in the southern ...
, a census-designated place.


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National Register of Historic Places in Spink County, South Dakota Buildings and structures completed in 1914 Hutterite communities in the United States German-Russian culture in South Dakota Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota 1914 establishments in South Dakota Former populated places in South Dakota Populated places established in 1914 {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub