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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sioux Falls, 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 (337) Lake County, SD (21) Lincoln County, SD (26) McCook County, SD (8) Moody County, SD (17) Turner County, SD (7) Lyon County, IA (7) Pipestone County, MN (12) Rock County, MN (1)  MinnehahaCounty(337) Minnehaha County (337)  LakeCounty(21) Lake County (21)  LincolnCounty(26) Lincoln County (26)  McCookCounty(8) McCook County (8)  MoodyCounty(17) Moody County (17)  TurnerCounty(7) Turner County (7)  LyonCountyIowa(7) Lyon County (7)  PipestoneCountyMinnesota(12) Pipestone County (12)  RockCounty(1) Rock County (1)
Sioux Falls is the county seat for Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls is in Minnehaha County
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201 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Fort Sod
On River Road, 0.1 miles north of East 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling north.
To the east of the Rock Island railroad depot is a memorial to the settlers of "Sioux Falls City" who occupied this area between 1857 and 1862. Due to a scare that Indians were about to attack in June of 1858, a sod fortification was constructed . . . Map (db m184847) HM
202 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Fort Sod
On East 10th Street (State Highway 42) west of South Second Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In the summer of 1858, a fort was built nearby to defend the early Sioux Falls settlers against the Yankton Sioux Indians. A stand-off ensued. The Claim In the fall of 1856, speculators from the Western Town Company claimed a town . . . Map (db m192046) HM
203 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Germania Hall
On West 9th Street at North Dakota Avenue on West 9th Street.
Herein was Held State Constitutional Conventions of 1883 - 1885 - 1889 and other Historic Gatherings Map (db m169926) HM
204 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Germania Hall
On West 9th Street east of North Dakota Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The present City Hall sets on the site of Germania Hall, which was razed in 1934. Germania Hall was erected by the Germania Verein following the organization of the society on January 11, 1880. The building was purchased by the city on October 20, . . . Map (db m192130) HM
205 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Great Northern
On East 8th Street west of North Weber Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Great Northern Railway (GNR), once one of the premier railroad systems in the nation, was the dream of entrepreneur James J. Hill. Beginning in 1878 with a small bankrupt St. Paul railroad, Hill developed a huge rail network that he named the . . . Map (db m194746) HM
206 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Hattie C. Phillips1841 – 1933
On South Phillips Avenue at West 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling south on South Phillips Avenue.
This plaque is dedicated to an outstanding pioneer woman whose efforts helped to develop the religious, educational, civic, and cultural life of the community. Dr. Josiah L. Phillips brought his wife Hattie to abandoned Fort Dakota in 1870, . . . Map (db m192243) HM
207 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Historic River Crossing
On River Road, 0.1 miles north of East 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling north.
This is the site of the earliest documented river crossing, used both by Native American peoples as well as Euro-American pioneers traveling the Yankton Trail. Prior to 1926, below the 9th Street Parking Ramp to the Northwest, a small island divided . . . Map (db m184843) HM
208 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Horse-Drawn Streetcars
On South Phillips Avenue south of 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
At the urging of the Sioux Falls City Council, in March of 1887, Richard F. Pettigrew agreed to build and operate the city's first public transit system. After the city council granted him a franchise, Pettigrew, who was a public-spirited civic . . . Map (db m184702) HM
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209 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
210 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 679 — Incident at Fort Sod
On Mall Avenue at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on Mall Avenue.
In the fall of 1856, speculators from the Western Town Company of Dubuque, Iowa, claimed a town site at the Falls of the Big Sioux River. The next spring, men joined them from the Dakota Land Company of St. Paul. Together, they founded Sioux Falls . . . Map (db m184704) HM
211 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
212 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — International Harvestor WarehouseOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
On East 6th Street west of North 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This building was constructed in 1910 by the International Harvester Company as a warehouse. The International Harvester Company had formed in 1902 when several large farm machinery companies merged under one management. They needed larger quarters . . . Map (db m208674) HM
213 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
214 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — John Deere
On North Main Avenue north of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1907 the John Deere plow company built this distributbion headquarters for the upper midwest. This building was designed to service the John Deere dealers throughout the Dakotas. At that time John Deere sold a variety of agricultural products . . . Map (db m194673) HM
215 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Josiah Phillips
On North Phillips Avenue at West 8th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Phillips Avenue.
Josiah L. Phillips, was born in Maine in 1835. He graduated from a Chicago medical school at the age of 21. After moving to Dubuque, Iowa, he joined the Western Town Company. In 1856 it had laid claim to a town site at the falls of the Big Sioux . . . Map (db m192218) HM
216 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Launch — 8th Street Bridge —
Near East 8th Street east of North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Early settlers embraced the Big Sioux River for its industrial potential, but the river was also an important recreational amenity Bring your love to the bridge. Initial, Attach & Kiss! #sflovelock The Love Lock Wall A love . . . Map (db m195025) HM
217 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
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218 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Lumberyards
Near East 8th Street, 0.1 miles east of North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Although stone may have been a popular building material for many early settlers due to the abundance of quartzite deposits in the region, lumber was still a necessary commodity for the growing community. The prairie itself had little to offer in . . . Map (db m194829) HM
219 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
220 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Manchester Biscuit Company
Near East 7th Street east of North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
To the southwest is the Manchester Biscuit Company building. The company was formed in 1902 when Lawrence D. Manchester was persuaded by financial backing from local wholesale grocers to purchase and relocate the Vienna Bakery of Luverne, Minnesota. . . . Map (db m194904) HM
221 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Manchester Biscuit CompanyOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
On East 6th Street at North 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 6th Street.
In 1902 at age 39, Lawrence Decatur Manchester moved his bakery from Luverne, Minnesota, to a Sioux Falls quartzite building containing one oven. The business thrived when local wholesale grocers agreed to handle the Manchester products exclusively . . . Map (db m194936) HM
222 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Mill Dam Tragedy
Near East 8th Street, 0.1 miles east of North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
On May 13, 1912, during a flood of the Big Sioux River, four young Sioux Falls' men steered two crafts, a rowboat and a canoe, over the Cascade Mill dam. Guy Beck and Mat Yost successfully made the descent, but John Meehan and Will Dahl were thrown . . . Map (db m194702) HM
223 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 711 — Nils A. Boe23rd Governor of South Dakota
On South Main Avenue at West 11th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling south on South Main Avenue.
Nils A. Boe was born on September 10, 1913 in Baltic. The son of a Norwegian Lutheran minister, he came to Sioux Falls as a child and graduated from Washington High School. Boe earned his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin, . . . Map (db m184706) HM
224 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Official Olympic Flagpole
On South Main Avenue at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Avenue.
This official Olympic flagpole was used at Squaw Valley, California in the pageantry ceremonies of the VIII Olympic Winter Games held in February 18-28, 1960. Walt Disney Chairman of PageantryMap (db m208650) HM
225 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
226 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Overflow — 8th Street Bridge —
Near East 8th Street east of North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The combination of heavy snowfall and spring rains have been flooding the banks of the Big Sioux River for many years – these destructive events led to levee improvements and the reconstruction of downtown bridges & businesses. . . . Map (db m195034) HM
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227 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Phillips Avenue Plaza
On South Phillips Avenue south of 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Western Surety Building P.H. Edmison built the Edmison Block in 1875. A fire destroyed the building in 1889. The Edmison-Jameson Building, later known as the Minnehaha Building, was a 6-story building designed by Architect Wallace . . . Map (db m184832) HM
228 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
229 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — President William McKinley
On North Phillips Avenue south of West 5th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 patriotic bunting stretched “from . . . Map (db m124182) HM
230 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
231 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
232 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Radio Station KSOO
On South Phillips Avenue south of West 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling south.
On Sunday, December 5, 1926, the second radio station to be established in Sioux Falls began transmitting programs. Station KSOO, owned and operated by the Sioux Falls Broadcasting Association, was located in Room 626 of the Carpenter Hotel. Offices . . . Map (db m192244) HM
233 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Radio Station WFAT
On South Main Avenue south of West 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the left when traveling south.
On June 21, 1922, on the second floor of this building, WFAT began operation as Sioux Falls' first radio broadcasting station. Charles Norton, a local enthusiast, assembled and was the first to operate the transmitting apparatus owned by the . . . Map (db m192245) HM
234 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
235 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
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236 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
237 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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 his . . . Map (db m124226) HM
238 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Rock Island Railroad Bridge
On River Road, 0.1 miles north of East 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling north.
The depot and bridge located to the east were constructed by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Northern Railroad Co. (the Rock Island Line). This was the third railroad line in Sioux Falls and was established on October 26, 1886. The architectural . . . Map (db m184837) HM
239 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Sculptor H. Daniel Webster
On South Dakota Avenue south of West 11th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling north.
Harry Daniel Webster (1880-1912) spent much of his childhood on a farm near Rowena, SD. After attending art school in Philadelphia, PA, he worked to become a nationally acclaimed sculptor. In 1910 Webster began one of his most well-known works, . . . Map (db m192114) HM
240 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Site of First HomeMinnehaha Lodge No. 5
On West 10th Street (State Highway 42) west of South Phillips Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Site of First Home Minnehaha Lodge No. 5 A. F. & A. M. August 8, 1883Map (db m192302) HM
241 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Site of Fort Sod
On East 10th Street (State Highway 42) west of South Second Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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242 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Tasunke-Ota
On South Phillips Avenue north of West 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling south.
On January 5, 1891, Frist Lieutenant Edward W. Casey attempted to reconnoiter a Ghost Dance camp near Pine Ridge Indian Agency in western South Dakota. When Casey was directed to leave, Tasunke-Ota (Plenty Horses), a camp guard, shot and killed him. . . . Map (db m192242) HM
243 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 657 — The "Squatter" Government at Sioux Falls City
On 9th Street east of Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Originally part of Minnesota Territory, Sioux Falls City was founded during a time of widespread townsite speculation on the frontier. In 1856 members of the Western Town Company of Dubuque, Iowa, arrived at the Falls of the Big . . . Map (db m184703) HM
244 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 666 — The 1900 Campaign Whistlestop by Theodore Roosevelt
On West 9th Street at South Minnesota Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 9th Street.
On September 11, 1900, Theodore Roosevelt spoke from a platform at this intersection of Ninth Street and Minnesota Avenue. Thousands turned out for "Roosevelt Day" to see and hear the 41-year-old governor of New York, who was running . . . Map (db m184700) HM
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245 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Amidon Stone House
On South 3rd Avenue east of South 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1862 near this spot, next to a small creek which drained into the Big Sioux River, stood the stone house of Judge Joseph and Mabala Amidon. The house was built of rough quartzite, set with homemade mortar and roofed over with small poles, sod, . . . Map (db m192012) HM
246 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
247 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Cataract
On North Phillips Avenue north of West 9th Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1871 W. H. Corson built a hotel on this corner and named it Cataract House. It was an imposing two-story frame structure with fourteen bedchambers and two parlors. Corson proudly advertised his hotel as having "commodious rooms with clean beds . . . Map (db m192175) HM
248 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
249 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Dakota Land Company
On River Road, 0.1 miles north of East 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling north.
The Dakota Land Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, arrived in Sioux falls in June of 1857 as part of a "town-planting party" which was progressing from Medary (near Brookings, SD) to Commerce City (Canton) along the Big Sioux River. Because the prime . . . Map (db m184841) HM
250 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Donahoe Clinic
On East 9th Street east of North Phillips Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The Donahoe Clinic began in 1949 with the partnership of two longtime Sioux Falls physicians and surgeons, Drs. Stephen A. Donahoe and Geoffrey I. W. Cottam. The clinic was located on the ninth floor of the National Bank of South Dakota building at . . . Map (db m230816) HM
251 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The First National Bank in Sioux FallsEstablished 1885
On South Phillips Avenue south of East 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
July 6, 1976 This eagle and the two Native American Reliefs located on the north wall of the First Financial Center elevator tower, are sculpted of Indiana Limestone. These sculptures once adorned the entrance to the original First National . . . Map (db m208672) HM
252 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The First School House1873
On South Main Avenue at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Avenue.
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
253 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Gaslight Era
On South Second Avenue at East 10th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Second Avenue.
In 1881, in an effort to give the streets of Sioux Falls a more metropolitan appearance, large kerosene lanterns were attached to the top of wooden posts at several intersections. This first street lighting was both primitive and short-lived. Only a . . . Map (db m192014) HM
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254 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
255 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 544 — The Hanging of an Innocent Man
On Main Avenue south of 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Early day justice in 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 settled in Dakota . . . Map (db m227957) HM
256 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Law Exchange BlockOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
On North Main Avenue south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
This landmark structure was designed by Wallace Dow and built by Andrew C. Phillips in 1891-1892. Phillips, a lawyer and diplomat for the U.S. government, came to Sioux Falls in 1878 and invested in banking and real estate. This brick building with . . . Map (db m192230) HM
257 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — The Minnehaha County CourthouseOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
Near North Main Street north of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Minnehaha County Courthouse was built between 1889-1890. Its architect, Wallace Dow, designed the building in the massive Richardsonian-Romanesque style, using rough quartzite stones to impress upon the public the law's majesty and power. At the . . . Map (db m194955) HM
258 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Thomas L. Fawick(1889 - 1978)
On South 2nd Avenue at South 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Avenue.
Thomas L. Fawick was born in Sioux Falls and attended school here through the fourth grade. His genius was soon revealed. He became an inventor, and in 1906, at the age of 17, Fawick built a rudimentary two-cylinder auto, the Silent Sioux. Two . . . Map (db m192013) HM
259 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Traverse — 8th Street Bridge —
Near East 8th Street east of North Phillips Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
At least three bridges have been built to allow passage over the Big Sioux River in this location, ranging from a single span steel truss structure to a three-span reinforced concrete arch bridge. By the numbers Total Bridge Length: . . . Map (db m195036) HM
260 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — 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
261 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Washington High School
On South Main Avenue at West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Avenue.
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 five years later by . . . Map (db m124194) HM
262 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Willey-Williams BuildingOld Courthouse and Warehouse Historic District
On North Main Avenue south of West 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
This structure, designed by Wallace Dow, was built in 1890 by Warner E. Willey and his son-in-law, Roy Williams. As owners of the Merchant Hotel immediately to the east, they planned to use the upper levels as overflow hotel rooms and the first . . . Map (db m194956) HM
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263 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Yesterday — Rotary Centennial Plaza —
On South River Road at East 10th Street (State Highway 42), on the right when traveling north on South River Road.
Where We've Been On February 23, 1905, the first Rotary Club was formed when Paul P. Harris called together a meeting of three business friends and acquaintances in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Also attending the meeting were Gustave Loehr, . . . Map (db m192104) HM
264 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Emerson — Emerson School
On South Lake Avenue north of West 13th Street, on the right when traveling south.
A substantial increase in the number of school age children caused overcrowding at existing city schools and led to the building of Emerson School in 1923. Designed to combine one- and two-story sections, it was completed at a cost of $100,000 and . . . Map (db m207157) HM
265 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Folsom's Addition — First Christian Church
On West 13th Street east of South Duluth Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Sioux Falls had its beginning in November of 1887 when two local attorneys, U. S. G. Cherry, and Sutton E. Young learned that they both had belonged elsewhere to the Christian Church (Disciples of . . . Map (db m208642) HM
266 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Folsom's Addition — First United Methodist Church
On South Spring Avenue south of West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Missionary Septimus Watson Ingham visited the falls of the Big Sioux River in June 1861 and delivered a sermon to about 20 residents of Sioux Falls City. It was the first Methodist service in the new Dakota Territory. Ten years later, C. V. Booth . . . Map (db m208643) HM
267 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 1851 Indian Treaty
Near East Falls Park Drive at North 2nd Avenue when traveling south.
On July 23, 1851, at Traverse des Sioux, near present-day St. Peter, Minnesota, 35 Sisseton and Wahpeton chiefs and headmen signed a treaty that had a profound effect on the future Sioux Falls. More than 24 million acres of tribal land, including . . . Map (db m198707) HM
268 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
269 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
270 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — First Concrete State HighwaySouth Dakota Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
On North Drive, 0.1 miles east of 1st Avenue.
(Missing) SD 38 First Concrete State Highway Constructed 1919-1924 Designated 1984 by the South Dakota Section, ASCEMap (db m131970) HM
271 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
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272 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
273 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — Human Timeline
Near East Falls Park Drive at North 2nd Avenue when traveling south.
About 10,000 B.C., as the Wisconsin glacier retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, the first humans came into this region. These nomadic hunters pursued mammoths and other large mammals. Now known as Paleoindians, their spears were tipped with . . . Map (db m198702) HM
274 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
275 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
276 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
277 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
278 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 673 — 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 a 320 acre . . . Map (db m184711) HM
279 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — The Lure of the Falls
Near East Falls Park Drive at North 2nd Avenue when traveling south.
For as long as humans have inhabited this area, they have been attracted by the Falls. Rumors about these falls drew early American explorers. The sound of the Falls could once be heard for several miles around. The sound, smell and sight of . . . Map (db m198704) HM
280 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End East — 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
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281 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, North End West — Quartzite Paving Stones
On West 6th Street at North Duluth Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West 6th Street.
(side one) In 1888, a year after the development of a great deposit of quartzite near Sioux Falls, newly opened quarries delivered stone to pave Philips Avenue, the city's first hard-surfaced street. Paving stones were a vast . . . Map (db m131987) HM
282 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Riverside — Albert M. Mansor(1898-1981)
On North Mable Avenue at East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North Mable Avenue.
Albert M. Mansor was born in Aramta, a tiny village in Lebanon. At the age of 15, he immigrated to Sioux Falls to work in his uncle's East Side grocery store. After his uncle's death, Mansor was urged to liquidate; instead, he remained and worked to . . . Map (db m207162) HM
283 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, West Sioux — All City Elementary
On West Brookings Street east of North Kiwanis Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
During the summer of 1974, the Sioux Falls School District agreed to launch an innovative elementary program at Irving School. Nancy Plato was chosen "Lead Teacher" and was charged with implementing an alternative school philosophy in a public . . . Map (db m222281) HM
284 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, West Sioux — 676 — The Town Pump
On North Garfield Avenue at West Bailey Street, on the right when traveling south on North Garfield Avenue.
Soon after this area was platted in 1889, the city of Sioux Falls installed a community well which was located at this spot. It was a source of water for livestock and household use. Local residents referred to it as the "town pump." Here they hand . . . Map (db m184689) HM
285 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, West Sioux — 667 — West Sioux Falls
On North Kiwanis Avenue at West Rice Street, on the left when traveling north on North Kiwanis Avenue.
In March 1889, several months before South Dakota achieved statehood, Evan B. Meredith, first president of the University of Sioux Falls, platted a future residential community within the northwest boundary of early Sioux Falls. His purpose . . . Map (db m184687) HM
286 South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, West Sioux — 667 — West Sioux Falls
On West Madison Street at North Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Madison Street.
In March 1889, several months before South Dakota achieved statehood, Evan B. Meredith, first president of the University of Sioux Falls, platted a future residential community within the northwest boundary of early Sioux Falls. His purpose . . . Map (db m184688) HM

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