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From North Dakota Place Names by Douglas Wick: Winona, dates from the 1870's and was founded primarily to cater to the off-duty wants of soldiers stationed at Fort Yates. It was located at the mouth of Cat-tail creek. The name is a Winnebago Sioux word meaning “first-born child, if a girl.” This notorious town, known as “The Devil's colony” had an 1890 population of 150, with newspaper, hotel and at least nine saloons, complete with gambling and other attractions operating outside of the law. The Post Office closed in 1939, the town is now part of Lake Oahe. History of Emmons County, 1976 - More History of Winona, Page 72 Winona was surveyed by Ellery Channing Chilcott on Sections 5 and 8 of Township 130N, Range 79W and filed in December of 1884. This map of Winona is from 1916 Atlas for Emmons County  Contributed by Mary Corcoran Click picture for larger view CHURCHES IN WINONA |
