Edmunds County Tribune -

The Ipswich Historical Society is sharing articles written by IHS students. The students visited the museum, researched and wrote about events, people and businesses in the community.

Ipswich State Bank

by Bailey Pitz

I chose the Ipswich State Bank as my topic because I wanted to learn more about how much it has changed throughout time. I researched and talked to Shirley Williams for all my information. I discovered that, before the 1930’s the only bank you could use in Ipswich, South Dakota, was a piggy bank. In the 1930’s, two banks on the corner of Main Street opened for business. One bank...