Description
Located in southeastern South Dakota, 48 km (30 mi) northwest of Sioux Falls; County Seat: Salem.
History
Created in 1873, organized in 1878, and named for Edwin S McCook, Civil War General and later Secretary of the Dakota Territory in 1872. General McCook was a member of the well-known and heroic "Fighting McCooks" from Ohio, 6 of whom received Generals stars for thier service in the war. McCook was murdered by Peter P Wintermute after a bitter political rivalry went bad. (SD-T17/p29)