Discovery Trails Ranch
Devils Nest History
Frank & Jesse James and other bandits are said to have holed up in The Nest. The Yankton, South Dakota Sheriff chased the gang across the river, but wouldn't risk losing deputies by further pursuit. "Let the devils stay in their nest," he reportedly said. "I'm not going to send my men in there to be shot." That's how the area came to be known as Devil's Nest.
Evidence that the notorious James brothers hid out in these rolling hills may be scant, but that has not dimmed the enthusiasm for tales. Legends persist that French blacksmith and trader Anthony Jaenecque buried bags of outlaw gold in a long lost hole.
