Timeline of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
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19th century
- 1856 - Western Town Company develops townsite.[1]
- 1857 - Dakota Land Company develops townsite.[2]
- 1859 - Democrat newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1868 - Sioux Falls becomes capital of Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.[4]
- 1871 - Cataract House hotel in business.[5]
- 1872
- 1873
- 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.[5]
- 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.[5]
- Penitentiary established.[7]
- Queen Bee Mill in business.[5]
- 1882
- 1883
- City chartered.[6]
- April 3: Jacob Schaetzel elected mayor.[5]
- Sioux Falls College founded.[6]
- Sioux Falls Daily Press newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1884 - Swedish Baptist Church built.[5]
- 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.[5]
- 1886 - Sioux Falls Bank established.[5]
- 1887
- Streetcars begin operating.[5]
- Dakota Bell begins publication.[5]
- 1889
- Lutheran Normal School opens.[6]
- German Congregational Emanuel Church and Episcopal Calvary Cathedral built.[5][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.[5]
20th century
- 1900 - Manchester Biscuit Company in business.[7][8]
- 1900 - Western Surety Company created by Joe Kirby.
- 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.[6]
- 1911 - Orpheum Theatre built.[12]
- 1912
- Eighth Street Bridge (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
- McKennan Hospital established.[7]
- 1917 - Coliseum theatre built.[12]
- 1918
- 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]
- 1999 - Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opens.
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 123,975.[17]
- 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
- 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
- ↑ Frank Leslie Ransom (1917), The Sunshine State: a History of South Dakota, Mitchell, S. D: Educator School Supply Co.
- 1 2 "History of Sioux Falls". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ Wishart 2004.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Bailey 1899.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Britannica 1910.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Federal Writers' Project 1938.
- ↑ Doane Robinson (1904), History of South Dakota, B. F. Bowen 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.
- 1 2 3 "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. ISBN 0759100020.
- ↑ http://www.siouxfalls.org/~/media/Documents/planning/long-range/annexations/Comprehensive_Annexation_Prog_LUC.pdf
- 1 2 3 "Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls". Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "City of Sioux Falls". Archived from the original on March 1999 – 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. 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
- Dana Reed Bailey (1899), "City of Sioux Falls", History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Sioux Falls: Brown & Saenger, printers
- "Sioux Falls", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- "Sioux Falls". Automobile Blue Book. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1921.
- "Sioux Falls". South Dakota State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.
- Federal Writers' Project (1938). "Sioux Falls". South Dakota Guide. American Guide Series.
- 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.), "City Makers: American Futures", The Atlantic (series of articles about Sioux Falls), 2014-
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