Timeline of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.

19th century

  • 1856 - Western Town Company develops townsite.[1]
  • 1857 - Dakota Land Company develops townsite.[2]
  • 1859 - Democrat newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1867 - Permanent settlement established. [4]
  • 1868 - Sioux Falls becomes capital of Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.[5]
  • 1871 - Cataract House hotel in business.[6]
  • 1872
    • Sioux Falls Pantagraph newspaper begins publication.[3]
    • Calvary Church built.[6]
  • 1873
    • Sioux Falls Independent newspaper begins publication.[3]
    • Population: 593.[2]
  • 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.[6]
  • 1877
    • Village incorporated.[4]
    • March: C.K. Howard elected president of village board of trustees.[6]
  • 1878 - Sioux Falls Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1879
    • Irving School, Free Methodist Church, and Congregational Church built.[6]
    • Ladies Club library organized.[7]
  • 1880 - Dakota Territorial School for Deaf Mutes established.[7]
  • 1881
    • Sioux Falls Argus newspaper begins publication.[6]
    • Penitentiary established.[7]
    • Queen Bee Mill in business.[6]
  • 1882
    • Telephone begins operating.[6]
    • First Baptist Church built.[6]
  • 1883
    • City chartered.[4]
    • April 3: Jacob Schaetzel elected mayor.[6]
    • Sioux Falls College founded.[4]
    • Sioux Falls Daily Press newspaper begins publication.[6]
  • 1884 - Swedish Baptist Church built.[6]
  • 1885 - Norberg Paints founded, still operating as the oldest family owned business in the state of South Dakota.
  • 1885 - Dakota Deutsche Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.[6]
  • 1886 - Sioux Falls Bank established.[6]
  • 1887
    • Streetcars begin operating.[6]
    • Dakota Bell begins publication.[6]
  • 1889
  • 1890
    • Minnehaha County Courthouse built.[7]
    • Porter P. Peck becomes mayor.[6]
    • Population: 10,177.[4]
  • 1891
    • Jordan Methodist Church dedicated.[6]
    • Syd Dakota Ekko Norwegian-language newspaper relocates to Sioux Falls.[6]
  • 1894 - Fremad Norwegian/English-language newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1895 - Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
  • 1897 - Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church organized.[6]
  • 1900
    • Manchester Biscuit Company in business.[7][8]
    • Western Surety Company created by Joe Kirby.
    • Cataract Hotel Burns down, leading to Sioux Falls Volunteer Fire Dept. becoming a paid department.
    • Population: 10,266.[4]

20th century

  • 1903 - Carnegie Free Public Library opens.[9]
  • 1905 - Minnehaha Country Club founded.[10]
  • 1907 - First Congregational Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) built.
  • 1908 - South Dakota Central Railway built.[11]
  • 1909 - Morrell Packing Plant in business.[7]
  • 1910 - Population: 14,094.[4]
  • 1911 - Orpheum Theatre built.[12]
  • 1912
    • Eighth Street Bridge (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) and Central Fire Station constructed.[citation needed]
    • McKennan Hospital established.[7]
  • 1916 Eastside Fire Station constructed.[citation needed]
  • 1917 - Coliseum theatre built.[12]
  • 1918
    • Augustana College and Normal School established.
    • St. Joseph Cathedral (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) completed.[7]
  • 1922 - August 17: Three prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.[7]
  • 1924
  • 1925 - State Theatre built.[12]
  • 1928 - Pettigrew Museum established.[7]
  • 1930 - Sioux Valley Hospital built.[7]
  • 1936 - March: Two prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.[7]
  • 1937 - City Hall built.[7]
  • 1942 - Sioux Falls Army Air Base established.
  • 1949 - North American Baptist Seminary relocates to Sioux Falls.
  • 1963 - Great Bear Ski Area established.
  • 1966 - Pathfinder Nuclear Generating Station commissioned in nearby Brandon Township.
  • 1970 - Sioux Falls Regional Airport terminal built.
  • 1974 - Siouxland Heritage Museums established.[13]
  • 1975 - Empire Mall in business.
  • 1981 - City of Sioux Falls Township Annexation Study[14] was completed in November 1981
  • 1983 - December 20: Airplane accident.
  • 1986 - Qwest Tower (Sioux Falls) built.
  • 1988 - Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival begins.
  • 1990 - Sister city relationship established with Potsdam, Germany.[15]
  • 1993 - Sister city relationship established with Strabane, Northern Ireland.[15]
  • 1995 - Central Baptist Church built.
  • 1998 - City website online (approximate date).[16][chronology citation needed]
  • 1999 - Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opens.
  • 2000 - Population: 123,975.[17]

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ Frank Leslie Ransom (1917), The Sunshine State: a History of South Dakota, Mitchell, S. D: Educator School Supply Co.
  2. ^ a b "History of Sioux Falls". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
  5. ^ Wishart 2004.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Bailey 1899.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Federal Writers' Project 1938.
  8. ^ Doane Robinson (1904), History of South Dakota, B. F. Bowen, OL 13500661M v.2
  9. ^ "Siouxland Libraries". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  10. ^ "Minnehaha Country Club". Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  11. ^ "South Dakota Central Sold". Commercial West. Minneapolis. June 17, 1916. hdl:2027/coo.31924087741637.
  12. ^ a b c "South Dakota Historic Theatres". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  13. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ a b c "Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls". Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "City of Sioux Falls". Archived from the original on 1999-03-02 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
  18. ^ "Mayor: Biography". City of Sioux Falls. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011.
  19. ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  20. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.

Bibliography

  • Dana Reed Bailey (1899), "City of Sioux Falls", History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Sioux Falls: Brown & Saenger, printers
  • "Sioux Falls" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 150.
  • "Sioux Falls". Automobile Blue Book. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1921. hdl:2027/mdp.39015069273939.
  • "Sioux Falls". South Dakota State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1921. hdl:2027/umn.31951d00640540t – via HathiTrust.
  • Federal Writers' Project (1938). "Sioux Falls". South Dakota Guide. American Guide Series. Pierre, S.D., State publishing company.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Sioux Falls, South Dakota". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
  • James Fallows and Deborah Fallows, ed. (5 April 2017), "City Makers: American Futures", The Atlantic (series of articles about Sioux Falls), 2014-
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