Pickstown, South Dakota
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Pickstown is a town in southern Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. It was named after U.S. Army General Lewis A. Pick, former director of the M
U.S. Army General Lewis A. Pick, namesake of Pickstown.
Fort Randall Dam: Pickstown began as a government town for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees building and then operating the nearby dam.
Lake Francis Case
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Lake Francis Case is a large reservoir impounded by Fort Randall Dam on the Missouri River in south-central South Dakota, United States. The lake has an area of 102,000 acres and a maximum depth of 14
Pickstown, South Dakota
…cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pickstown has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Lake Francis Case Fort Randall Dam…
U.S. Senator (1951-1962) Francis H. Case of South Dakota, the lake's namesake.