Thunder Hawk, South Dakota facts for kids

Thunder Hawk is a small place located in Corson County, which is part of the state of South Dakota in the United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and people living together, but it doesn't have its own separate local government, like a city or town with a mayor. Instead, the area is managed by the larger county government.

A Look Back: The History of Thunder Hawk

The community of Thunder Hawk began to form many years ago. A special building called a post office was opened there in 1909. A post office is where people send and receive letters and packages, and it was a very important place for communities before the internet and cell phones. This post office served the people of Thunder Hawk for a long time, finally closing its doors in 1965.

The name "Thunder Hawk" was chosen to honor a very important person: a chief from the Hunkpapa people. The Hunkpapa are one of the seven groups of the Lakota people, a Native American tribe. Naming the community after a respected chief shows the history and connection to the Native American heritage of the area.