05/15/2026
Happy 100 years, Cook!
Cook was known initially as Little Fork, because of the river of the same name that runs through the city, and later known as Ashawa, which means "by the river or across the river". On August 1, 1908, at the request of the U.S. Postal Service because of confusion with a village in southern Minnesota named Oshawa it was renamed, Cook. The town was named in honor of Wirth Cook, an owner of the railroad that was constructed through Cook in 1903 and 1904. Cook was officially incorporated on May 13, 1926. (Wikipedia)