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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

 
Clickable Map of Minnehaha County, South Dakota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Minnehaha County, SD (94) Lake County, SD (5) Lincoln County, SD (4) McCook County, SD (3) Moody County, SD (6) Turner County, SD (2) Lyon County, IA (3) Pipestone County, MN (4) Rock County, MN (1)  MinnehahaCounty(94) Minnehaha County (94)  LakeCounty(5) Lake County (5)  LincolnCounty(4) Lincoln County (4)  McCookCounty(3) McCook County (3)  MoodyCounty(6) Moody County (6)  TurnerCounty(2) Turner County (2)  LyonCountyIowa(3) Lyon County (3)  PipestoneCountyMinnesota(4) Pipestone County (4)  RockCounty(1) Rock County (1)
Adjacent to Minnehaha County, South Dakota
    Lake County (5)
    Lincoln County (4)
    McCook County (3)
    Moody County (6)
    Turner County (2)
    Lyon County, Iowa (3)
    Pipestone County, Minnesota (4)
    Rock County, Minnesota (1)
 
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1South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Garretson — 1908 Palisades Bridge
In 1908 the Western Bridge and Construction Co. of Omaha, Nebraska, built this Pratt-Through Truss Bridge. Workers fastened beams together with diagonal bracing to create a strong rigid framework. Each beam of a truss bridge shares a portion of the . . . — Map (db m68663) HM
2South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Garretson — Festival of Progress
On Park Road.
Side1 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. (RFC) granted a $410,000 relief loan to South Dakota in 1932, the third year of the Great Depression, Garretson became one of five towns in the county allotted funds. Its City Council then . . . — Map (db m139331) HM
3South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Garretson — Garretson
On 5th Street (Local Route 5th) 0.2 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Two events in the 1870s in eastern Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory, provided the stimulus leading to the beginning of the town of Garretson. The first was the founding of the now-vanished village of Palisade, often referred to as Garretson’s . . . — Map (db m69089) HM
4South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Humboldt — Hartman, 1899 - 191620 Rods West
On State Highway 19 0.2 miles south of 249th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Townsite of Hartman was homesteaded in 1878 by John Hartmann, Sr. Town started in January 1899. Hans J. Johnson, Postmaster & General Store; Charles F. Bartling, Creamery; Jarvis W. Phelps, Blacksmith; John and Carl Johnson, Farm Implements; John . . . — Map (db m93588) HM
5South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Humboldt — Pumpkin Center
On State Highway 42 at State Highway 19, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 42.
Front On plains where Native Americans once hunted vast herds of buffalo, a country general store called Wellington Corner sprang up at this location in 1921. The first building, which became the ice house, was constructed by Luther and . . . — Map (db m93596) HM
6South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — 16-Inch 45-Caliber Gun
On West 12th Street at South Kiwanis Avenue on West 12th Street.
Data: Mark 6 Mod 1, Serial No. 472, Bore-16", Length - 61'-4", Weight-94 Ton, Breech O.D. - 45°, Loading Angle: 5° Forged at Bethlehem Steel Co. - Bethlehem, PA. Machined & Assembled at Naval Gun Factory - Washington, . . . — Map (db m146027) WM
7South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — 1938 Earthquake
On Cliff Ave.
Side A Since 1872 only one earthquake centered in Minnehaha county has been recorded. A mild quake with an intensity of IV on the Mercalli scale and a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale affected 5000 square miles in this region and 3:37 . . . — Map (db m133545) HM
8South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — 40mm Twin Mount AA Gun
Near West 12th Street at South Kiwanis Avenue.
USS South Dakota: 17 - 40mm Quad Mounts Total - 68 Guns Guns can be operated single fire or Fully automatic - 120 rounds per minute Basic gun crew for quad mount: Mount Capt, Pointer, Trainer, 4-Loaders, 4-Ammunition Passers . . . — Map (db m146020) HM WM
9South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — AAUW Sioux Falls Branch
On West 22nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Side A During most of the 19th century, few women completed high school and only daughters of the privileged or well educated had an opportunity for a higher education. In 1881 seventeen women met in Boston, Massachusetts, to discuss . . . — Map (db m97577) HM
10South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Abraham Lincoln1809-1865
Near West 41st Street at Western Ave.
The son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Lincoln had to struggle for a living and for learning. Five months before receiving his party's nomination for President, he sketched his life. "I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. . . . — Map (db m112639) HM
11South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Arrowhead Park
On South River Bluff Road.
(side one) Settlers arrived in this area in the 1860s. Later they began quarrying its vast deposits of quartzite. East Sioux Falls, a rough-and-tumble quarrymen's town, began in 1887 and flourished for several years. The financial . . . — Map (db m131971) HM
12South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Artisans at the Falls
On North Weber Avenue.
Drake Polishing Works operated on the east bank of the river, across from where you are now standing. Like other industries that located by the falls, it used the flow of the Big Sioux River to run its equipment. Unlike the other industries, . . . — Map (db m112814) HM
13South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Battleship XU.S.S. South Dakota
On West 12th Street (State Highway 42) just west of South Kiwanis Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
[Marker Front] On June 7, 1941, Vera Bushfield, wife of the governor of South Dakota, smashed a bottle of champagne against the towering bow of a new battleship and proudly proclaimed, “I christen thee South Dakota!” While an . . . — Map (db m40516) HM
14South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Beginning of Great Changes
Near North Weber Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Falls Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In the city's early days, the falls attracted both industry and pleasure seekers. During their leisure time, settlers and visitors enjoyed both the falls and Seney Island The Island, as it was called by early residents, was an oasis for . . . — Map (db m124198) HM
15South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Bronze Propeller
Near West 12th Street at South Kiwanis Avenue.
Mfr - Cramp Shipbuilding Co Diameter - 17' - 6" Wt - 18.2 Ton Bu. Eng. Serial No. 6304 USS South Dakota had two - 4 blade inboard propellers and two - 5 blade outboard propellers. Thrust from the four propellers - 130,00 HP . . . — Map (db m146035) HM
16South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Ceremonial Dance Circle
On W 22nd Street.
Side 1 Dr. W.H. Over, South Dakota's first archeologist, sketched maps of two 1600s' Omaha earth-hut villages in present-day lower Sherman Park. He also outlined a 51-feet in diameter Omaha dance bowl or circle in the upper park. . . . — Map (db m139437) HM
17South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Children's Care Hospital & School
Near S Holly Ave at W 26th St..
Side 1 In the first half of the 20th century, periodic epidemics of polio rattled the nation with waves of critically ill patients, terrified parents, and overwhelmed hospitals. The polio virus attacked the nervous system, causing . . . — Map (db m101278) HM
18South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Cigar Manufacturing
On North Phillips Avenue at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Phillips Avenue.
(side 1) Between 1870 and 1920, Phillips Avenue was the center of a thriving cigar manufacturing industry. An average of four or five small cigar factories operated within a few blocks of this spot. Because the typical smoker consumed . . . — Map (db m124098) HM
19South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Columbus College
On W. 22nd Street 0.1 miles west of S. Holly Street, on the right when traveling east.
Front Columbus College began in 1909 in Chamberlain. S. Dak., and operated there for 12 years. With the inspiration of Bishop Thomas O'Gorman, the all-male prep school, high school, and college were moved to Sioux Falls and reopened in . . . — Map (db m92174) HM
20South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Congregation Sons of IsraelFirst Jewish House of Worship in South Dakota — 1916 —
On Minnesota Avenue.
Since the territorial days of 1870s, Jewish people have played an important role in the social, economic and cultural life of South Dakota. In the 1880s, Sioux Falls experienced an influx of Reformed Jews from Germany, who became some of the city’s . . . — Map (db m134205) HM
21South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Dakota Iron Store
On North Main Avenue south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — Map (db m124197) HM
22South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Department of Veterans Affairs
On W. 22nd Street at S. Holly Street, on the right when traveling east on W. 22nd Street.
Front Near the beginning of the 19th century two wars were fought in two widely separated Spanish possessions. Men from South Dakota were federal combatants in both conflicts. The 1898 Spanish-American War was fought in Cuba, only 90 miles . . . — Map (db m92196) HM
23South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Divorce Capital
On West 5th Street (North Dakota Avenue) west of North Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(side one) Between 1877 and 1909, Sioux Falls was known as the “Divorce Capital of the Nation.” Lenient residency laws and multiple divorce grounds were available in Dakota Territory and South Dakota. Wealthy men and women from . . . — Map (db m124187) HM
24South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Drs. Van Demark
On W 18th St 0.5 miles west of S. Grange, on the right when traveling west.
The Van Demark name is synonymous with orthopedic surgery in South Dakota. Dr. Guy Van Demark (1879-1963) was the first orthopedic surgeon in South Dakota. 'Dr. Guy' and Irene Fisher Coon, R.N., founded the original specialized crippled . . . — Map (db m123104) HM
25South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — E. A. Sherman1844-1916
On W Indian Mound Pl.
E.A. Sherman is recognized as the father of the Sioux Falls park system. To commemorate his work, J.K. Daniels & the Roman Bronze Works of New York was commissioned to create this bronze portrait in 1917. It was rededicated in Honor of the Park . . . — Map (db m131976) HM
26South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Early Sioux Falls
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
Over history the falls have been revered by many different Native American cultures. No formal archaeological digs have been performed at the falls area, but stone tools have been found throughout the region. The area surrounding the falls was . . . — Map (db m124493) HM
27South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Falls Park BridgeMay, 1977
Near North Weber Avenue.
Through the combined efforts of the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Board, the Northern States Power company, and the River Improvement Society (Rise). This bridge is dedicated to the people of Sioux Falls to provide better access to the city's . . . — Map (db m112815) HM
28South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Flooding
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
Floods have been common along the Big Sioux River for hundreds of years. The combination of flat land, heavy snows, and spring rains can be disastrous. One of the most devastating floods occurred in 1881. The winter had been particularly harsh, . . . — Map (db m124499) HM
29South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Fort Dakota, D.T.
On North Phillips Avenue 0.1 miles north of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
(side one) Residents fled Sioux Falls City, Dakota Territory, after the 1862 slaying of the Amidons. The town site was abandoned until May 5, 1865, when Lt. Col. John Pattee chose this location for Fort Brookings, a new military post. . . . — Map (db m124189) HM
30South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Foundation of the City
Near North Weber Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Falls Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Quartzite is the stone you see revealed throughout Falls Park. Sioux Quartzite is the local name for his stone. It was also called Jasper. Sioux Quartzite provided both the physical and financial base for the city of Sioux Falls. Quartzite is . . . — Map (db m124199) HM
31South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Frederick Manfred’s “Siouxland”
Near East Falls Park Drive at North 2nd Avenue.
This spot is near the center of an area called “Siouxland,” so named by writer Frederick F. Manfred (1912–1994). Manfred established a distinct identity for this region, the drainage basin of the Big Sioux River. It includes parts . . . — Map (db m92175) HM
32South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — From Glory to GloryAll Saints Historic District
On W 17th Street at S Main Avenue on W 17th Street.
All Saints School was founded in 1884 by Bishop William Hobart Hare as an Episcopalian boarding school for daughters of missionary clergy men and other young women in Dakota Territory. In memory of his late wife and in tribute to all women, he . . . — Map (db m131969) HM
33South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Harnessing the River
Near East Falls Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
During the City's early years, a number of industries located at the Falls of the Big Sioux River and used the energy produced by the river's flow to run their machinery. The Queen Bee Mill and the Sioux Falls Light & Power Company . . . — Map (db m124191) HM
34South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Hazel O'Connor
On East Falls Park Drive.
With a pioneer spirit Hazel O'Connor has continually let the way toward a better Sioux Falls. One of her many special concerns has been the Big Sioux River and the falls, the city's namesake. As a leader of the City Federation of Women's clubs, . . . — Map (db m112819) HM
35South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Helen Gale McKennan1841 - 1906
An early pioneer and land speculator in Sioux Falls, Helen McKennan recognized a need for city parks. She donated her home and 20 acres of adjacent land in 1906 to become what is now known as McKennan Park. Martin . . . — Map (db m113432) HM
36South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Hive of the Queen City
Near East Falls Park Drive 0.2 miles south of East Falls Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The Falls were at the heart of the young city of Sioux Falls — nicknamed the Queen City. The Queen Bee Mill stood at the most powerful point of the Falls and was a center of activity in the 1880s. The Queen Bee Mill was sited to take full . . . — Map (db m124190) HM
37South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Illinois Central Depot
On North Cherapa Place north of East 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Directly east is the Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot. The Illinois Central, the fourth railroad company to extend its service to Sioux Falls, opened its line and passenger depot in December, 1887. The building became a freight depot after . . . — Map (db m124587) HM
38South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — In the Name of Progress
Near North Weber Avenue.
"The vast granite walls which have stood for years, rugged and wildly picturesque, a great and inspiring example of the handwork of God, are being smoothed away by the kiss of the hammer and the marvelous power of the explosives". . . . — Map (db m112813) HM
39South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Indian Burial MoundsSherman Park
In these mounds were buried the physical remains of Indians who lived in eastern South Dakota 1600 years ago. Radiocarbon testing established the time of the burials. Known to archaeologists as the Woodland Indians, they moved westward from the . . . — Map (db m139819) HM
40South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Industry
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
In the 1880s, wheat was among the major crops grown locally, and the need to process the grain locally arose. In 1877, the Cascade Mill purchased water rights and five acres of land on the east side of the Big Sioux River, north of Eighth Street, . . . — Map (db m124498) HM
41South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Inland Seas
Near North Weber Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Falls Park Drive.
(side 1) The changing of global sea levels over millions of years was a major factor in determining the ancient geography of Minnehaha County. Through much of geologic time, salty warm-water seas covered the interior of the United . . . — Map (db m124175) HM
42South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Jewett Bros. & Jewett Warehouse1899/1909
On North Phillips Avenue south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
National Register of Historic Places Constructed in 1899 (with an addition in 1909) by Jewett Bros. to house their wholesale food business, this building was placed on the National Register in 1983 as part of the Old Courthouse and Warehouse . . . — Map (db m124497) HM
43South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty first graced McKennan Park in 1942 although the statue was not formally dedicated until August 1, 1943. As several thousand watched, twins Thelma and Elma Iverson unveiled a wood carving of the Statue of Liberty. The statue had been . . . — Map (db m113437) HM
44South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Legacy of Ice and Rock
On East Falls Park Drive.
The late-Wisconsin Glacier was no ordinary sheet of ice! The glacier was one mile thick and it stretched from eastern Ohio to the Missouri River. It caused North America's most recent Ice Age, about 14,000 years ago. As the glacier pushed . . . — Map (db m112817) HM
45South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Linear Mound
Side 1 When T.H. Lewis surveyed burial mounds in this area in 1884, he sketched an unusual and puzzling linear or "cigar" shaped mound at this spot. Lying from the southeast to the northwest, it measured 60 by 20 feet and was 1 foot . . . — Map (db m139854) HM
46South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Lost Bird
On W 17th Street 0.1 miles west of S Phillips Ave, on the left when traveling west.
On December 28, 1890, 500 well-armed soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry surrounded a tepee camp of 350 Lakota prisoners of war at Wounded Knee Creek S.D. During a search for weapons the next morning, a Lakota accidentally discharged his rifle. Reacting . . . — Map (db m131968) HM
47South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Lt. Jonas Lien
On South Main Avenue south of West 11th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling south.
(side one) After the United States declared war against Spain in 1898, Jonas H. Lien enlisted into the First Regiment of the newly formed South Dakota Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was mustered into federal service at Camp Dewey in . . . — Map (db m124196) HM WM
48South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Magma
On Cliff Ave at E Chambers on Cliff Ave.
(side one) Almost 1.2 billion years ago molten rock called magma from deep in the Earth flowed up between two adjoining tectonic plates them located under present day eastern Minnesota. Through a process called rifting some magma . . . — Map (db m133547) HM
49South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Manchester Biscuit Company
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
In 1902, the Manchester Biscuit Company came to Sioux Falls and built a two-story quartzite building on East Sixth Street. By 1909, the building had expanded to include a third floor and a three-story addition was added to the south. In 1915, the . . . — Map (db m124638) HM
50South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Mark 4 Fire Control Radar Director Antenna
On West 12th Street near South Kiwanis Avenue.
This radar antenna was removed from the USS South Dakota BB-57 when she was sold for scrap in 1962. For many years it was on display at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C. Four of these units were originally installed on the South . . . — Map (db m146014) HM
51South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Monarch of the Plains
South Dakota Mahogany Granite - Sculptor Darold E. Bailey - 1999 Herds of Buffalo Roamed the Falls Area in the 1800's The First Sculpture at Falls Park Sioux Falls Sponsors Denny and Char Oviati Freda Horsmann Dawley David . . . — Map (db m112687) HM
52South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Mound Builders Village
Side 1 Pioneer archeologist Dr. W.H. Over recorded that the prehistoric builders of the nearby Sherman Park burial mounds lived in a 10-acre village on a lower terrace south of this location. The village extended west from 26th Street . . . — Map (db m139822) HM
53South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Namesake of the City
Near North Weber Avenue 0.2 miles south of East Falls Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Sioux Falls took its name from these falls which are located in the Big Sioux River. Surrounded by a sea of grass, the falls were a remarkable discovery for explorers. For the land speculators that followed the explorers, these falls provided an . . . — Map (db m127423) HM
54South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Orpheum Theater
On North Phillips Avenue north of East 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
(panel 1) On October 2, 1913, the grand opening of the Orpheum Theater at 315 N. Phillips Avenue was a full-dress affair with patrons paying the unheard of price of $5 per seat. First nighters were entertained with a full line-up. . . . — Map (db m124195) HM
55South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Phillips to the FallsOctober 30, 2004
On North Phillips Avenue north of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The realization of a grand vision to restore the natural beauty of our city’s most historic and important landmark Falls Park is the city’s historic birthplace. The almost mystical allure of the falls has always been a powerful influence. . . . — Map (db m124588) HM
56South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Pillars of the NationMcKennan Park Historic District
On S 2nd Ave north of E 23rd St.
With World War II threatening the tranquility of the United States in 1940, Oscar Ellefson, caretaker and builder of many early McKennan Park attractions, proposed a new project. Ellefson envisioned designing and building two pillars made of . . . — Map (db m113450) HM
57South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Port Hatch
Near West 12th Street at South Kiwanis Avenue.
This is one of the two hatches from the conning tower of the USS South Dakota. Thickness - 16" Weight - 6,000# The conning tower was located at 04 level which was about 35' above the main deck Conning tower armor: sides - 16" Thick . . . — Map (db m146024) HM
58South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Prehistoric Prayer Rock
On W 8th Avenue 0.1 miles west of S Duluth Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Search In late 1924, Richard Pettigrew began searching for a sacred boulder to add to his museum. He had heard about a large rock with symbols on it called Medicine Rock, located near Gettysburg, South Dakota. Pettigrew wanted . . . — Map (db m131985) HM
59South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — President William McKinley
On North Phillips Avenue south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
(side one) Train loads of visitors swarmed to Sioux Falls on October 14, 1899, to see the first president ever to visit South Dakota. The city appeared to be “one blaze of national colors.” Hundreds of flags waved, and . . . — Map (db m124182) HM
60South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — President Woodrow Wilson
On West 5th Street (North Dakota Avenue) west of North Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(side 1) President Woodrow Wilson came to Sioux Falls on September 8, 1919, as part of a 29-city campaign to stump for the Treaty of Versailles, which included the League of Nations. An excited crowd of onlookers cheered the 28th . . . — Map (db m124172) HM
61South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Prison Quarry
On East Falls Park Drive.
(Side One) Congress appropriated $30,000 in 1881 for the construction of a prison in Sioux Falls to serve Dakota Territory. In order to finance a building large enough to house up to 150 inmates, the territorial legislature . . . — Map (db m131714) HM
62South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Quarries
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
1.2 billion years ago intense heat and pressure transformed pure quartz sandstone into quartzite rock. The sandstone originated from sand deposited on the floor of an ancient ocean. Later, as glaciers moved across the area, large portions of the . . . — Map (db m124640) HM
63South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Quartzite Paving Stones
On N Duluth Avenue at 400 N Duluth Avenue on N Duluth Avenue.
(side one) Streets and alleys were paved with stone well into the 20th century. Between 1892 and 1916, 17 contracts were awarded to pave 50 blocks of local streets. Within a few years, the stones were paved over or torn up. Complaints . . . — Map (db m131987) HM
64South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Railroads
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
The Great Dakota Land Boom took place from the late 1870s through the 1880s. This influx of settlers was driven largely by rapid railroad expansion. In 1878, the first rail service arrived in Sioux Falls and by 1888 it had five lines. The population . . . — Map (db m124641) HM
65South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Raven Industries
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
Manchester Biscuit Company was well known for its Big Sioux Biscuits and other treats, which it continued making until 1961 when the plant in Sioux Falls closed. That same year, Raven Industries purchased the building. Raven Industries was formed in . . . — Map (db m124639) HM
66South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Recreation
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
While the Big Sioux River was primarily of industrial importance to the settlement of Sioux Falls, it also has an equally important history for recreation. The First Public Report of the Board of Parks Supervisors of 1915-1920 called for . . . — Map (db m124495) HM
67South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Richard Franklin Pettigrew(1848 - 1926)
On North Phillips Avenue north of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
(panel 1) ”If you didn't drink whiskey, play cards, use your fists or otherwise intimidate, you didn't belong in the arena with Frank Pettigrew… a man who came to the Dakotas with nothing but desire, talent and ambition. He pitched . . . — Map (db m124226) HM
68South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Ronald Reagan1911-2004
Near W 41st St at Western Ave.
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics and sociology, played on the . . . — Map (db m112633) HM
69South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Sherman Centennial PlazaDedicated to Edwin A. Sherman — Father of the Sioux Falls Park System —
On W Indian Mound Pl.
With pioneer spirit, the 28 year old Mr. Sherman arrived in Sioux Falls in June of 1873. He invested in real estate, milling, banking, an electric plant, and a railway company. E.A. Sherman was involved in the community as County . . . — Map (db m131984) HM
70South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Sherman ParkSioux Falls, South Dakota — Centennial 1910-2010 —
On W Indian Mound Pl.
(South Side) E.A. Sherman Devoted his life to creating and promoting a park system in Sioux Falls. After unsuccessfully lobbing for the creation of a park commission, Sherman began his legacy with a 1907 election to the city council. . . . — Map (db m131978) HM
71South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Sioux Falls Municipal BandMcKennan Park Historic District
On East 26th Street west of South 4th Avenue.
On Sunday July 11, 1920, at McKennan Park, several thousand people attended the first concert of the Sioux Falls Municipal Band. A year earlier, in the first city election allowing women to vote, citizens approved a proposal to support a city . . . — Map (db m113433) HM
72South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — South Dakota Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
On N North Dr 0.1 miles east of N 1st Ave.
(Missing) SD 38 First Concrete State Highway Construction 1919 - 1924 Designated 1984 by the South Dakota Section, ASCE — Map (db m131970) HM
73South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Amidon Affair
On North Street 0.2 miles north of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The 1862 Sioux Uprising, a result of unjust government treatment, claimed many Indian and non-Indian lives. Near this place on August 25, 1862, two of its victims, Judge Joseph B. Amidon and his son, William, were killed while making hay on their . . . — Map (db m95061) HM
74South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Andrew Kuehn CompanyOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
On West 6th Street at North Phillips Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West 6th Street.
Andrew Kuehn built this quartzite building in 1903 for a wholesale grocery distribution center and warehouse. A German, Kuehn came alone to America at age 15 in 1870. After working his way across the midwest, he settled in Sioux Falls in 1900 where . . . — Map (db m124248) HM
75South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Big Slide
Side 1 Between about 1913 and 1920, adventurous children and adults could enjoy exciting rides on a giant plank-and-timber, tin-lined slide which began near this marker. The slide was the creation of Edwin A. Sherman, a local real estate . . . — Map (db m139332) HM
76South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The City of East Sioux Falls
On State Highway 42 0.7 miles east of E 26th St, on the right when traveling west.
From 1887 to about 1913, this area, bordering the Big Sioux River, was the thriving community of East Sioux Falls. The city boasted a hotel, several boarding houses, saloons and retail stores, a town hall, a cricket team, at least three church . . . — Map (db m113402) HM
77South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The ColiseumOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
On North Main Avenue at West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Avenue.
The City of Sioux Falls purchased this land in 1905 to be used as a Farmer's Market. Architect Joseph Schwarz designed the auditorium. Constructed in 1917 for $218,000 it features Art Deco adornment both inside and out. The main floor and three . . . — Map (db m124193) HM
78South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Dubuque House
On North 2nd Avenue near East Falls Park Drive.
The Dubuque House, Sioux Falls’ first hotel, was built about 350 yards due west of this spot by Wilmot W. Brookings and members of the Western Town Company of Dubuque, Iowa, in September 1857. In the previous year, they had staked out . . . — Map (db m91556) HM
79South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Fifth Mound
Side 1 Between 300 to 1000 A.D., stone-age people of the Late Woodland culture lived nearby. They were among the first permanent residents of Sioux Falls. Proof of their existence is provided by the line of five burial mounds that they . . . — Map (db m139820) HM
80South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The First School House 1873
On South Main Avenue at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Avenue.
1873 near this site was erected The First School House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota This tablet placed by Mary Chilton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1929Map (db m124200) HM
81South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — 656 — The Government Building
On South Phillips Avenue south of East 12th Street, on the right when traveling north.
(side 1) In 1891, the Unites States Government purchased the southeast corner lot on Phillips Avenue and 12th Street for $8,000 for the construction of a government building. While everyone agreed that the fledgling city of Sioux Falls . . . — Map (db m124096) HM
82South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Gun Barrel Story
On West 12th Street at South Kiwanis on West 12th Street.
The vision of trying to obtain a 16" - 94 ton 62 ft long battleship gun barrel had it's beginning in November 1992. While Captain Witte, USNR (Ret), president of the Battleship Memorial Foundation was showing a Veterans Day guest speaker the . . . — Map (db m146030) HM
83South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — 544 — The Hanging of an Innocent Man
On North Main Avenue south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
(side 1) Early day justice Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory, overlooked innocence when gallows were erected near this site for the hanging of Thomas Egan, a pioneer immigrant farmer from County Tipperary in Ireland. Egan . . . — Map (db m124100) HM
84South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Old Yankton Trail and Stage Road
On West 22nd street, on the left when traveling west.
Here is preserved the Old Yankton Trail and Stage Road Over this trail the people of Sioux Falls fled to Yankton under cavalry escort for safety from hostile Sioux Indians, Aug. 28, 1862 — Map (db m97298) HM
85South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Promise of Electricity
On North Weber Avenue.
This view of the lower level of the Hydroelectric plant shows the massive pipes that channeled the river's flow to three electric generators. Water entered the plant through the flume at the back of the room and flowed through the large gate . . . — Map (db m112689) HM
86South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — The Queen Bee Mill
The Queen Bee Mill, a goliath among mills in early Dakota Territory, once stood tall and proud here on the bank of the Big Sioux River. A large quartzite deposit on the site was used to build an impressive seven-story flour mill. The . . . — Map (db m124251) HM
87South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — 393 — The Sioux Quartzite
Near East Falls Park Drive.
The Sioux Quartzite, deposited more than a billion years ago, is among the oldest rock exposed in South Dakota. The quartzite and associated pipestone deposits were known to white men as early as 1822, but the American Indian used pipestone . . . — Map (db m124602) HM
88South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — U.S. Senator R.F. Pettigrew(1848-1926)
On W 8th Street 0.1 miles west of S Duluth Avenue.
Richard Franklin Pettigrew was 20 years old in the spring of 1869 when he first came to Dakota Territory from Wisconsin as a member of a government surveying party. Pettigrew decided to settle in Sioux Falls, and join in the building of a . . . — Map (db m131972) HM
89South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Urban Renewal
Near North Cherapa Place south of East 6th Street.
Urban renewal was a movement that provided for the development of aging and underutilized city neighborhoods. During the 1960s, light industry and warehouses had begun to move out of downtown Sioux Falls. The area near Seventh Street and the Big . . . — Map (db m124496) HM
90South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — USS South Dakota Battleship Outline
Near West 12th Street at South Kiwanis Avenue.
The outline of this ship was erected by the officers and men of the Naval Reserve in cooperation with the Sioux Falls Bi-Centennial Commission, Sioux Falls Park Department and the Battleship Foundation. It is dedicated to the Officers and men who . . . — Map (db m146017) WM
91South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Sioux Falls — Washington High School
On South Main Avenue at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Avenue.
(side one) For most of the 119 years between 1873 and 1992, a majority of Sioux Falls children attended one of three successive public schools erected on this site. The first, an unnamed small wood-frame elementary school, was replaced . . . — Map (db m124194) HM
92South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Valley Springs — Ben ClareDakota Territory
Near Ben Clare Avenue 0.5 miles south of 267th Street, on the left when traveling south.
On September 24, 1888, soon after the Illinois Central Railroad entered Minnehaha County, the town of Ben Clare, Dakota Territory, was platted by Benjamin B. Richards. A product of the enthusiasm created by the great “Dakota Boom”. . . . — Map (db m155826) HM
93South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Valley Springs — Minnehaha County
On Interstate 90, on the right when traveling west.
Side A No one knows when the first people came to live on the land that now comprises Minnehaha County, but native Woodland and Oneota peoples were here over 1000 years ago. The Big Sioux River which flows south through the county, . . . — Map (db m97379) HM
94South Dakota (Minnehaha County), Valley Springs — Tri-State Marker
On 100th St. / 268th St. at 488th Ave., on the right when traveling west on 100th St. / 268th St..
1859 Set at the junction of the states of Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota Territory by the Federal Land Office survey of Minnesota 's western boundary. Early 1900's Removed after partial destruction by vandals. 1938 Repaired . . . — Map (db m102486) HM
 
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