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

Stagecoach Station

October 14, 2022

1. Stagecoach Station Marker

Inscription. In February 1870 Frank and Martha Raymond dug into the frozen hillside and built a small primitive home at this site. It was next to a wagon road that led to Wall Lake and the Yankton Trail. A small house was built the following year. Later the house was enlarged to become a two-storied, six-room resort, a stage station, and the Silver Creek Post Office.

The Deming Bros. stagecoach made three round trips every week between Yankton, the capital of Dakota Territory, and Sioux Falls. On the return trip, the stage left Sioux Falls from the Cataract Hotel each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning. Trips included a stop at the Raymond House.

The Deming Bros. Stage Line became known as a first-class line. Annual revenue from the short-lived, round-trip service was less than $1200.

Erected 2004 by Minnehaha County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1870.

Location. 43° 32.011′ N, 96° 48.127′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. It is on West Silver Valley Drive 0.6 miles west of South

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Marion Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6021 W Silver Valley Dr, Sioux Falls SD 57106, 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 Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Owancatowin (approx. half a mile away); Hayward School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Family Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Big Slide (approx. 1.9 miles away); Minnehaha Country Club (approx. 1.9 miles away); 500 A.D. Copper Knife (approx. 1.9 miles away); Earth-Hut Villages (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Fifth Mound (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.

Stagecoach Station Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

October 14, 2022

2. Stagecoach Station Marker, from the south

Stagecoach Station Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

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3. Stagecoach Station Marker, from the east

Stagecoach Station Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

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4. Stagecoach Station Marker, from the west

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