The stories of Brookings County, SD
10 narrated audio stories from across Brookings County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Old Central
How Old Central Stayed Standing
A threatened campus building becomes a lasting symbol through preservation.
Old Central
Old Central and the First Shape of a Campus
How one building still carries the university’s earliest purpose.
Brookings
When the Rails Passed Medary By
A first settlement’s brief moment at the center, then a quiet fade.
Brookings
When the Tracks Chose Brookings
A railroad townsite becomes the county’s lasting center.
South Dakota Art Museum
Where South Dakota Sees Itself in Art
A campus museum that grew into a public home for South Dakota’s artistic identity.
South Dakota Art Museum
Oscar Howe Broke the Frame
A South Dakota artist fought narrow rules and changed Native art.
South Dakota State University
Before Statehood, a College Chose Brookings
How a territorial college helped imagine a future state.
Brookings
How Hobo Day Turned a Campus Prank Into Homecoming
A quirky student tradition grew into Brookings’s annual fall reunion.
Coughlin Campanile
How Grief Became a Campus Landmark
A memorial tower turned loss into identity at South Dakota State.
Brookings
How One Booster Named a County and a City
The man behind one of eastern South Dakota’s neatest naming stories.
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