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Central South Dakota county looks to future in preservation of historic cemetery

The Okobojo cemetery was founded in 1884 southwest of Onida

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Austin Goss
Jul 04, 2023
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Tombstones in the Okobojo Cemetery near Onida, SD. (Austin Goss/The Dakota Scout)

ONIDA – About two miles from the ghost town of Okobojo, a cemetery that shares its name sits on a small river bluff hill.

“Okobojo was a really busy town in the 1880s,” said Lew Robbenholt, a longtime resident of Sully County. “It had a post office, a store and some homes. S…

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