Downtown in Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dakota Iron Store

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2016

1. Dakota Iron Store Marker

Inscription. On this site in March 1910, Bernard Scott Reardon, Sr. and an associate founded the Dakota Iron Store as a wholesale distributor of heavy hardware, farm equipment, and automotive parts and supplies.

In 1975 the corporate name was changed to DaKon and three divisions were added, Pace Manufacturing Company, Hydraulic World, and Outdoor Power Equipment Company.

B. Scott Reardon, Sr. and his wife, Abbie, loved the community of Sioux Falls, and contributed their energies to its benefit.

It is in their memory that this plaque is placed here by the family of B. Scott Reardon, Jr. 1988

Erected 1988 by The Family of B. Scott Reardon, Jr.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1910.

Location. 43° 33.141′ N, 96° 43.712′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on North Main Avenue south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, on the west side of North Main Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sioux Falls SD 57104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. President Woodrow Wilson (a few steps from this marker); Divorce Capital (a few steps from this

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marker); The Coliseum (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hanging of an Innocent Man (within shouting distance of this marker); John Deere (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Minnehaha County Courthouse (about 300 feet away); Jewett Bros. & Jewett Warehouse (about 400 feet away); Willey-Williams Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.

More about this marker. Marker is a metal plaque, mounted near ground-level, on a large boulder, facing north.

Dakota Iron Store Marker (<i>tall view; Old Minnehaha County Courthouse in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2016

2. Dakota Iron Store Marker (tall view; Old Minnehaha County Courthouse in background)

Dakota Iron Store Marker (<i>wide view; Old Minnehaha County Courthouse in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 21, 2016

3. Dakota Iron Store Marker (wide view; Old Minnehaha County Courthouse in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.