French Exploration of South Dakota
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Pierre, South Dakota, from September 2-7, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Midco cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
Jay Vogt showed a marker left by explorers Francois and Louis Joseph Veredrye near Pierre, South Dakota. The brothers are thought to be the … read more
Jay Vogt showed a marker left by explorers Francois and Louis Joseph Veredrye near Pierre, South Dakota. The brothers are thought to be the first white men to set foot in what is now South Dakota.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Pierre, South Dakota, from September 2-7, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Midco cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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