There are still some items left over from Castlewood's 125th anniversary celebration, including crocks, pitchers and toothpick holders. To purchase, contact Cliff Ruesink, 793-2375.

Welcome to castlewoodcity.com! The City of Castlewood invites you to browse through our site. You will find that our community has many positive attributes that make it a very positive place in which to live and work.

Castlewood was platted in 1881, and in 1882 the Chicago and Northwestern railroad built a branch line through the Big Sioux Valley with the turntable at Castlewood. It was said that the engineer of the first train passing through what is now known as Castlewood was a man named Castle, and the conductor was a man named Wood. By 1883, Castlewood was a prosperous town with 20 dwellings, 23 business places, two hotels, two lumber sheds, two lime houses, two blacksmith shops, a harness shop and two churches. By 1884, two mills and four large grain warehouses were built. The town is situated in the center of one of the richest agricultural sections of northeastern Hamlin County.

Now the population of Castlewood is approximately 700. The approximate number of families is 300. Castlewood is a town that's built on honor, trust and stability.

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• The Bard of Ballyfiddle will be presented by area youth on Friday, March 26, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at the Castlewood School. Auditions for the Children's Theatre Co. of South Dakota production will be Monday, March 22, at 3:30 at the school.

• Castlewood Days 2010 will be Aug. 13-15. Mark your calendars and make plans to attend!

• Castlewood Blessings Center, a food pantry located in the Shear Happiness Salon building next to the post office on Main Street, will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month during the winter. Click here for guidelines.

• Castlewood Days 2010 will be Aug. 13-15. Mark your calendars and make plans to attend!

• The National Honor Society has cookbooks for sale for $10 each. Seventy-five percent of proceeds will go to the Castlewood Education Foundation scholarship fund and 25 percent to support NHS projects. To purchase, contact Stacy Solsaa, 793-2351/2201.

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