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|  Prison Quarry
in South Dakota Historical Markers Dakota penitentary and Siouz quartzite quarry. posted by: theroths3 location: South Dakota date approved: 6/29/2007 last visited: 7/22/2012 |
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|  Human Timeline
in South Dakota Historical Markers Paleoindians are the first humans settling in the region. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
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|  Cradle of Statehood
in South Dakota Historical Markers After 2 decades of presidents appointing governors & other officials from outside the territory, a statehood movement began in the 1880s in the southern half of the Dakota Territory. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 5/9/2006 last visited: 11/5/2011 |
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|  Dubuque House - Near Falls Park in Sioux Falls
in South Dakota Historical Markers Near one of the entrances to Falls Park in Sioux Falls, marks the nearby site where Sioux Falls first Hotel was in 1857. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/12/2006 last visited: 10/23/2011 |
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|  1851 Indian Treaty
in South Dakota Historical Markers Historic marker regarding the 1851 Indian Treaty and consequences. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 4/19/2011 |
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|  Land Grant
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1889 the Lutheran Normal School was built on land given by R.F. Pettigrew. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 4/20/2011 |
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|  Hanging of an Innocent Man
in South Dakota Historical Markers Frontier Justice hanged an innocent man near this site in Sioux Falls, SD. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/30/2006 last visited: 11/28/2011 |
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|  Early Firefighters in Sioux Falls
in South Dakota Historical Markers "Early Firefighters in Sioux Falls" HM in Sioux Falls, SD posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/30/2006 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
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|  1900 Campaign Whistlestop by Theodore Roosevelt
in South Dakota Historical Markers Teddy Roosevelt campaign stop in 1900 in Sioux Falls, SD posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/30/2006 last visited: 6/12/2012 |
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|  First United Methodist Church
in South Dakota Historical Markers First United Methodist Church posted by: cary1952 location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 12/6/2012 |
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|  President Woodrow Wilson
in South Dakota Historical Markers President Woodrow Wilson came to Sioux Falls on September 8, 1919. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/17/2006 last visited: 10/28/2011 |
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|  Amidon Affair
in South Dakota Historical Markers The murder of Judge J.B. Amidon and his son. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/23/2006 last visited: 7/30/2013 |
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|  1909 Eggers School
in South Dakota Historical Markers One room rural school opened in the fall of 1909one mile east and one mile north of Renner Corner on land donated by Claus and Mary Eggers. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/12/2006 last visited: 1/14/2012 |
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|  1892 Beaver Creek Lutheran Church
in South Dakota Historical Markers Because there were no church buildings in the Beaver Creek area of Lincoln County, newly arrived Norwegian settlers decided to build there own church home. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/12/2006 last visited: 1/14/2012 |
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|  Divorce Capital
in South Dakota Historical Markers The lenient residency laws and multiple divorce grounds in Sioux Falls were changed by the state legislature in 1908 to dispel the city’s reputation as the “Divorce Capital of the Nation.” posted by: wildernessmama location: South Dakota date approved: 12/21/2010 last visited: 10/28/2011 |
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|  Berdahl-Rolvaag House
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1873 Andrew and Karen Berdahl came to Minnehaha County. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/12/2006 last visited: 1/14/2012 |
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|  Yankton Trail Post
in South Dakota Historical Markers This old post is located on the grounds of University of Sioux Falls. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/18/2006 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
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|  Dakota Conflict
in South Dakota Historical Markers On August 25, 1862, William Amidon stumbled upon a war party of Santee Sioux hiding in a cornfield in the bluffs of Sioux Falls City. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 11/5/2011 |
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|  The Women's Alliance
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1911, Sioux Falls had no rest rooms or rest areas for women who were visiting or traveling through Sioux Falls. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 11/5/2011 |
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|  AAUW Sioux Falls Branch
in South Dakota Historical Markers On chilly January l4, l882, a total of 65 women attended a meeting held at Chauncy Hall in Boston to organize "an association of women college graduates with headquarters in Boston. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 3/11/2007 last visited: 11/9/2010 |
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|  Amidon Graves Mystery
in South Dakota Historical Markers Where are Judge Joseph and William Amidon really buried at? posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/12/2006 last visited: 7/30/2013 |
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|  "Mr. Soccer" Manfred Szameit – Sioux Falls, SD
in South Dakota Historical Markers This historical marker is posted near the soccer fields at Yankton Park. posted by: wildernessmama location: South Dakota date approved: 8/16/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Mammoth: Denizen of the Ice
in South Dakota Historical Markers Mammoth replica of the animal excavated from a dig in the Badlands of South Dakota posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
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|  U.S. Senator R.F. Pettigrew
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1896 Pettigrew shocked America when he bolted the Republican national convention as an act of protest over the money controversy. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 10/23/2011 |
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|  Prehistoric Prayer Rock
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1924 Richard Pettigrew initiated a search for a prayer boulder to add to his museum. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 6/20/2006 last visited: 10/23/2011 |
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