Farmer’s Union Local No. 253 was organized Dec. 15, 1917. Charter Members were J.C. Heinrich, John Noordsy, Henry Preshun, Robert Kaster, Elmer Goodyear, John Reecy, Leo Wingert, Henry Dykstra, Alfred Waechter, John Witkop, and G. H.Kirchner. The . . . — — Map (db m179883) HM
The dam was constructed and completed in 1958. Water flowed over the spillway for the first time on March 29, 1960, creating the lake. During this same time frame the Department of Game Fish and Parks purchased 1,540 acres of land to create the . . . — — Map (db m242213) HM
The Vermillion River was once known as Otter Stream. In 1801, a French trapper was the first person to reference the river on a map, referring to it as Otter Stream, presumably because of the abundance of otters. Lake Vermillion as we now know it . . . — — Map (db m242214) HM
