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June 16: Ravaged by Wireworms

Dakota Datebook by Prairie Public Broadcasting

Jun 16, 20262:51Education

Following his 1820 expedition to map the American West, Major Stephen H. Long named it the “Great American Desert.” Other early explorers, like Zebulon Pike, confirmed Long’s assessment that the Great Plains were unfit f...

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June 16: Ravaged by Wireworms is an episode from Dakota Datebook by Prairie Public Broadcasting. Following his 1820 expedition to map the American West, Major Stephen H. Long named it the “Great American Desert.” Other early explorers, like...

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Published Jun 16, 2026, 2:51 long, audio available.