Mina, South Dakota

History

A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983.[2] The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.[3]

1999 Learjet crash

In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were already dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mina, South Dakota
  2. "Edmunds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.


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