Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
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Photo courtesy of Siouxland Heritage Museums in Sioux Falls, South Dakota [SHM 78.35.28]
Historic Site Features
The buildings and structures of East Sioux Falls may be gone, but evidence of the town site still exists today. In the late fall of 2009 and the spring of 2010, the Archaeology Laboratory of Augustana College did an investigation of the site and documented the remaining features. Historic features are identified and located in the graphic below.
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Stone Crusher. Photo Courtesy of Siouxland Heritage Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota [SHM 78.35.19]
East Sioux Falls Hotel, 1890. Photo courtesy of the Siouxland Heritage Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota [SHM 95.14.11].
East Sioux Falls Town Hall. Photo courtesy of the Siouxland Heritage Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota [SHM 92.8.1].
Key Features
1. Quartzite House Foundation
2. Quartzite House Foundation
3. Outhouse Location
4. Shed Location
5. House Location
6. Retail Store Location
7. House Location
8. East Sioux Falls Town
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9. Railroad Depot General Location
10. Concrete Pad, Filled in Cistern Location
11. Trail to Schoolhouse, General Location
12. Stone Stable Foundation
13. Concrete Pad, Well
14. Quartzite House Foundation
15. Brick-Lined Cistern
16. Depression, Possible Outhouse
17. Depression, Possible Outhouse
18. Telephone Pole
19. Quartzite House Foundation
20. House Location
21. Quartzite Building
22. Depression, House Location
23. Concrete Pad, Well
24. Depression, House Location
25. Well, Water Pump
26. Trolley Terminus, General Location
27. Quartzite Railroad Culvert
28. Depression, Building Location
29. Farmstead
30. Stone Crusher
31. Possible East Sioux Falls Hotel Foundation
32. Brick-Lined Wall
33. Depression, Unknown
34. Depression, Possible Boarding House Location
35. Quartzite Building Foundation
36. Quartzite Building Foundation
37. Concrete Slab, Garage Location
38. Concrete Foundation, Store & Beer Hall
39. Depression, House Location
Information for this sign is courtesy of the Archeology Laboratory at Augustana College and the Siouxland Heritage Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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For more information about East Sioux Falls and this historic site, visit the Old Courthouse Museum in downtown Sioux Falls or online at www.siouxlandmuseums.com.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 2009.
Location. 43° 31.654′ N, 96° 36.395′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is on South Perry Place 0.1 miles north of State Highway 42, on the left when traveling north. Located at the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 S Perry Pl, Sioux Falls SD 57110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East River. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: vegetate (a few steps from this marker); Stonecutter John Elm (a few steps from this marker); germinate (a few steps from this marker); foliate (within shouting distance of this marker); Seed (within shouting distance of this marker); Flourish (within shouting distance of this marker); bud (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.
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4. Another Quartzite House Foundation
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2022. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2022.
