Timeline of Sioux Falls, South Dakota explained

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.
• 1857 - Dakota Land Company develops townsite.^[1]
• 1859 - Democrat newspaper begins publication.
• 1867 - Permanent settlement established.
• 1868 - Sioux Falls becomes capital of Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.
• 1871 - Cataract House hotel in business.
• 1872
  • Sioux Falls Pantagraph newspaper begins publication.^[2]
  • Calvary Church built.
• 1873
  • Sioux Falls Independent newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 593.
• 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.
• 1877
  • Village incorporated.
  • March: C.K. Howard elected president of village board of trustees.
• 1878 - Sioux Falls Times newspaper begins publication.
• 1879
  • Irving School, Free Methodist Church, and Congregational Church built.
  • Ladies Club library organized.
• 1880 - Dakota Territorial School for Deaf Mutes established.
• 1881
  • Sioux Falls Argus newspaper begins publication.
  • Penitentiary established.
  • Queen Bee Mill in business.
• 1882
  • Telephone begins operating.
  • First Baptist Church built.
• 1883
  • City chartered.
  • April 3: Jacob Schaetzel elected mayor.
  • Sioux Falls College founded.
  • Sioux Falls Daily Press newspaper begins publication.
• 1884 - Swedish Baptist Church built.
• 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.
• 1886 - Sioux Falls Bank established.
• 1887
  • Streetcars begin operating.
  • Dakota Bell begins publication.
• 1889
  • Lutheran Normal School opens.
  • German Congregational Emanuel Church and Episcopal Calvary Cathedral built.
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls established.
• 1890
  • Minnehaha County Courthouse built.
  • Porter P. Peck becomes mayor.
  • Population: 10,177.
• 1891
  • Jordan Methodist Church dedicated.
  • Syd Dakota Ekko Norwegian-language newspaper relocates to Sioux Falls.
• 1894 - Fremad Norwegian/English-language newspaper begins publication.
• 1895 - Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
• 1897 - Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church organized.
• 1900
  • Manchester Biscuit Company in business.^[3]
  • 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.

20th century

• 1903 - Carnegie Free Public Library opens.^[4]
• 1905 - Minnehaha Country Club founded.^[5]
• 1907 - First Congregational Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) built.
• 1908 - South Dakota Central Railway built.^[6]
• 1909 - Morrell Packing Plant in business.
• 1910 - Population: 14,094.
• 1911 - Orpheum Theatre built.
• 1912
  • Eighth Street Bridge (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) and Central Fire Station constructed.
  • McKennan Hospital established.
• 1916 Eastside Fire Station constructed.
• 1917 - Coliseum theatre built.^[7]
• 1918
  • Augustana College and Normal School established.
  • St. Joseph Cathedral (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) completed.
• 1922 - August 17: Three prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.
• 1924
  • Masonic Library founded.
  • Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel built.
• 1925 - State Theatre built.
• 1928 - Pettigrew Museum established.
• 1930 - Sioux Valley Hospital built.
• 1936 - March: Two prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.
• 1937 - City Hall built.
• 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.^[8]
• 1975 - Empire Mall in business.
• 1981 - City of Sioux Falls Township Annexation Study^[9] 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.^[10]
• 1993 - Sister city relationship established with Strabane, Northern Ireland.
• 1995 - Central Baptist Church built.
• 1998 - City website online (approximate date).^[11]
• 1999 - Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opens.
• 2000 - Population: 123,975.^[12]

21st century

• 2002 - Dave Munson becomes mayor.
• 2005 - Zip Feed Tower demolished.
• 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland.
• 2010
  • Mike Huether becomes mayor.^{[13] [14]}
  • Population: 153,888.^[15]
• 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

Bibliography

• • Sioux Falls . 25 . 150 . 1910 . . 1.
• Book: Automobile Blue Book . 1921 . Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. . New York . Sioux Falls. 2027/mdp.39015069273939 . Automobile Blue Book .
• Book: South Dakota State Gazetteer and Business Directory . HathiTrust . 1921 . . Sioux Falls . 2027/umn.31951d00640540t .
• Book: South Dakota Guide . . Federal Writers' Project . 1938 . https://archive.org/stream/southdakotaguide00writmiss#page/150/mode/2up . Sioux Falls. Pierre, S.D., State publishing company . .
• Book: David J. Wishart . David J. Wishart . Encyclopedia of the Great Plains . 2004 . http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ct.000.xml . University of Nebraska Press . 0-8032-4787-7 . Cities and Towns: Sioux Falls, South Dakota. .
• (series of articles about Sioux Falls), 2014-

External links

• Items related to Sioux Falls, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of Sioux Falls . City of Sioux Falls . March 31, 2013.
2. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . March 31, 2013 .
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4. Web site: Siouxland Libraries . City of Sioux Falls . March 31, 2013.
5. Web site: Minnehaha Country Club . March 31, 2013.
6. . South Dakota Central Sold . Minneapolis . June 17, 1916 . 2027/coo.31924087741637 .
7. Web site: South Dakota Historic Theatres . Maryland, USA . . March 31, 2013.
8. Book: Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . 2002 . 0759100020 . American Association for State and Local History . Rowman Altamira .
9. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-04-09 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102107/http://www.siouxfalls.org/~/media/Documents/planning/long-range/annexations/Comprehensive_Annexation_Prog_LUC.pdf . dead .
10. Web site: Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls . December 30, 2014 .
11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19990302070403/http://www.sioux-falls.org/traditional/welcome.shtml . City of Sioux Falls . 1999-03-02 . .
12. Web site: US Census Bureau . State & County QuickFacts . Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks . Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 .
13. Web site: Mayor: Biography. City of Sioux Falls. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017102926/http://siouxfalls.org/Mayor/biography. dead. October 17, 2011.
14. Web site: Meet the Mayors . . Washington, DC . March 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080627104834/http://www.usmayors.org/meetmayors/mayorsatglance.asp . June 27, 2008 .
15. Web site: US Census Bureau . State & County QuickFacts . Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks . Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 .