|
Lake Kampeska is a inland glacial lake in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located west-northwest of Watertown, South Dakota and lies entirely within Codington County and the Coteau des Prairies. The lake is naturally shaped with numerous bays and peninsulas that form approximately of shoreline. Lake Kampeska is connected to the Big Sioux River through a single inlet-outlet channel located on the northeast side. It is the third largest natural lake within the borders of South Dakota. == History == It is known in the expressive language of the Dakotas as Lake Kampeska, signifying the "Lake of the Shining Shells."〔Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore, 1839-1900). ''Atlas of Dakota''. Chicago / R. R. Donnelley 1884. (【引用サイトリンク】title=Excerpts regarding Codington County )〕 Famous pathfinder John C. Fremont and scientist Joseph Nicollet explored this region of Dakota Territory approximately in May or June of 1838. In their undated notes they described the area as the "lake country of the coteau prairie." Some of their findings appear to be second hand accounts of the area. However, the expedition failed to include some of the lakes of the area on their map including, Kampeska.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xuAUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=John+C.+Fremont+Lake+Kampeska&source=bl&ots=cU9l9lY69B&sig=_FlfvN12m-e4AoBWoCc1pfmrDK0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AwgYVcHDMMOrgwTny4HwDg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=John%20C.%20Fremont%20Lake%20Kampeska&f=false )〕 Lake Kampeska's settlement predates Watertown and statehood of South Dakota. Initially founded as Kampeska City, modern-day Codington County's borders were drawn in such a way that Lake Kampeska would be at the geographical epicenter of the county. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad operated near Lake Kampeska beginning in 1873. Codington, a Congregational clergyman, carved out the geographical location for the purpose of making the area a county-seat town. Kampeska City was the county-seat of Lake Kampeska County, until July 19, 1878, when a vote of the people removed the county-seat to Watertown after the railroad reactivated a line through that area. At the time of the vote, Watertown was not in fact a town.〔 The name Kampeska is not associated with founders of Watertown, the Kemp family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Kampeska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|