Pedro, South Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pedro
Ghost town
Pedro Location in South Dakota
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Pennington
Elevation	2,031 ft (619 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)

Pedro is a small community located in Pennington County, South Dakota, in the United States. Long ago, Pedro was a lively place with about 300 people and its own newspaper. Today, it is known as a ghost town, meaning it is mostly deserted.

Pedro's Past

How Pedro Got Its Name

The community of Pedro got its unique name from a card game! People playing the card game Pedro decided to name their new settlement after it.

Famous Resident: Carrie Ingalls

Did you know that Carrie Ingalls, a character from the famous Little House on the Prairie books, once worked in Pedro? She worked for a man named E.L. Senn, who owned many newspapers in South Dakota. By the summer of 1909, Carrie was even the manager of Pedro's own newspaper, called the Pedro Bugle!