Argonne is an extinct town located in
Miner County, in the
U.S. state
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of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
.
History
Argonne was originally named
St. Marys, South Dakota, and under the latter name was laid out in 1886.
A post office called Argonne was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1954. The present name commemorates the
Battle of Meuse-Argonne.
In 1953, Delbert Gillam, a player for the Argonne Arrows high school basketball team, set a South Dakota state record for the most points scored in a game by a player.
Gillam scored 72 points, completing 31 field goals and 10 free throws.
See also
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List of ghost towns in South Dakota
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in South Dakota, United States, United States of America.
Classification
Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civiliz ...
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in Miner County, South Dakota
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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