Sioux Falls is the county seat for Minnehaha County
Baltic is in Minnehaha County
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On 254th Street (County Road 122) at Scandia Drive, on the left when traveling east on 254th Street.
John Thompson, Pioneer
(1841-1913)
John Thompson arrived in America in 1854. He was a 13-year-old orphan who had lost his parents and sister to cholera during the long journey from Meraker, Norway. He was raised by an aunt in . . . — — Map (db m181288) HM
In 1881 Frank and Justin Pettigrew began construction of the power dam and flour mill at this site where portions of the foundation remain. The mill and the railroad were the nucleus of the town which was first called St. Olaf, later called Keyes, . . . — — Map (db m222277) HM
On 470th Avenue (County Highway 137) at 248th Street (County Highway 110), on the right when traveling south on 470th Avenue.
Incoming Norwegian pioneers homesteaded in this area in the early 1870s, and many of these newcomers built homes on the high ground overlooking Willow Creek. Some lived in dugout homes carved into hillsides, while others used the tough, thick . . . — — Map (db m205269) HM