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Prairie City grew out of the former mining camp of Dixie, established in 1862 about 3 miles (5 km) up Dixie Creek from the John Day River. Prairie City, at the mouth of the creek, was chosen after placer mining rendered Dixie unsuitable for a townsite. The new city's post office was established in 1870 with Jules Le Bret as postmaster. [6]
The relocation was largely complete by 1955, and with so many settlers moving to Prairie City in such a short span of time, Prairie City briefly earned the title of "the fastest-growing town" in South Dakota. [3] [8] Prairie City's post office was established in 1955. [9] It was first recorded as a census-designated place in the 2010 census. [10]
The Prairie City post office, opened in 1856, was moved to Media in 1878, and was finally closed in 1903. [6] The Media library was used as a tool shed in the Prairie City Cemetery for years until being torn down in 2012. On March 24, 1883, Douglas County commissioners had certain streets and alleys vacated. [3]
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Prairie City may refer to some places in the United States: Prairie City, California, south of Folsom; Prairie City, Illinois; Prairie City, Indiana; Prairie City, Iowa;
Prairie City was laid out in 1858. [2] The community was named from its scenic setting upon a prairie . [ 3 ] A post office was established at Prairie City in 1858, and remained in operation until 1903.
Prairie City is located in the northeast corner of McDonough County at (40.620740, -90.463582 It is bordered to the north by Warren County. Illinois Route 41 passes through the village as East Main Street, leading northeast 8 miles (13 km) to St. Augustine and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Bushnell.
The Prairie du Chien Post Office is a historic post office building at 120 S. Beaumont Road in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [ 1 ]