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[edit]
- 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
- 1873
- 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.[6]
- 1877
- 1878 - Sioux Falls Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1879
- 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
- 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
- Lutheran Normal School opens.[4]
- German Congregational Emanuel Church and Episcopal Calvary Cathedral built.[6][7]
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls established.
- 1890
- 1891
- 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[edit]
- 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
- Masonic Library founded.[7]
- Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel built.
- 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[edit]
- 2002 - Dave Munson becomes mayor.
- 2005 - Zip Feed Tower demolished.
- 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland.[15]
- 2010
- 2011 - October 15: Occupy protest.
See also[edit]
- History of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Media in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- List of museums in Sioux Falls
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Timeline of South Dakota
References[edit]
- ^ Frank Leslie Ransom (1917), The Sunshine State: a History of South Dakota, Mitchell, S. D: Educator School Supply Co.
- ^ a b "History of Sioux Falls". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
- ^ Wishart 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Bailey 1899.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Federal Writers' Project 1938.
- ^ Doane Robinson (1904), History of South Dakota, B. F. Bowen, OL 13500661M v.2
- ^ "Siouxland Libraries". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Minnehaha Country Club". Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "South Dakota Central Sold". Commercial West. Minneapolis. June 17, 1916. hdl:2027/coo.31924087741637.
- ^ a b c "South Dakota Historic Theatres". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ "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) - ^ a b c "Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls". Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "City of Sioux Falls". Archived from the original on 1999-03-02 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Mayor: Biography". City of Sioux Falls. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
Bibliography[edit]
- Dana Reed Bailey (1899), "City of Sioux Falls", History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Sioux Falls: Brown & Saenger, printers
- . 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-
External links[edit]
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- Items related to Sioux Falls, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).