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Photographer: Siouxland Heritage Museum engraving
Caption: Marker detail: In 1881, Sioux Falls was growing up along the Big Sioux River
Additional Description: The Queen Bee Mill was the talk of the region. Railroads brought in settlers and carried out quartzite pavers, polished stone and petrified wood, and grain. In the heart of the river were Seney Island and the falls. Seney Island is the triangular forested area in the engraving above. The mill dam blocks the main river channel, creating, a mill pond.
Submitted: October 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p448305
File Size: 1.011 Megabytes

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