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A Brief History of Tech and Infrastructure Development in South Dakota

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Deadwood Telephone Exchange, ca. 1900

A visual timeline of advancements in communication technologies and infrastructure in South Dakota from 1832, when a steamboat brought the first piece of mail to a fort on the Missouri River, to the present day, when the COVID-19 pandemic is changing how rural South Dakotans stay connected and in touch with the world.

Preview: A timeline of tech development in South Dakota