Cagley-Smith Post No. 60, American Legion Department of South Dakota had its origin on August 26th of 1919 when an application was submitted for a temporary charter. The temporary charter was issued on September 9, 1919 to Cagley Post No. 60, American Legion, Department of South Dakota. This was the first organized post in Clark County and was named in honor of the veteran, George Lewis Cagley, who was a Sergeant in the First World War and died on February 3rd, 1918 at Camp Cody, New Mexico. Mr. Cagley was from the Raymond, SD area, rather than from Clark, but since he was the first deceased veteran of World War I, and this was the first Legion post in Clark County, his name was used. Request for a permanent charter was not made until March 16, 1931 and on April 13, 1931 a permanent charter was issued.
The first meeting of the Legion post elected W.C. Brower as their commander. The first organizational meeting took place in the Masonic Hall, which was over Gale’s, and today (2016) is now the site of the Sportsmen’s Bar.
