“Charles Francois Picotte”
322
1960
Yankton
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
Marker Text
Born at Ft. Tecumseh (Pierre), the son of Honore Picotte, an American Fur Co. factor and Eagle Woman, he was educated at St. Louis. Marrying a Yancton woman, he became a leader in that Band and was influential in the Treaty of 1858 ceding land and setting up a Reservation.
Yancton townsite is a part of his 640 acres allotment. His 1860 home was 200 yards South.
Location
Yankton County, In Yankton near Douglas and 5th