St. Onge is reported to be one of oldest communities in all of the Black Hills. It shows dates carved on beams of old buildings and root cellars go back to the 1830s. The town was named by French fur traders who settled in it to tap the supply of beaver skins from the Hills. Several stone buildings still remain along the main street of the old French community, which is southeast of Belle Fourche. Submitted by: Henry Chenoweth.