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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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|  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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|  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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|  President William McKinley
in South Dakota Historical Markers The first ever Presidential visit to South Dakota. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 9/30/2006 last visited: 12/25/2012 |
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|  Andrew Kuehn Warehouse
in South Dakota Historical Markers Andrew Kuehn built this building in 1903 for a wholesale grocery distribution center and warehouse. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 8/9/2006 last visited: 11/18/2011 |
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|  International Harvester Warehouse
in South Dakota Historical Markers The building was constructed in 1910 by International Harvester Company as a Warehouse. The International Harvest Company had formed in 1902 when several large farm machinery companies merged under one management. posted by: cary1952 location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 12/25/2012 |
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|  Quartzite Paving Stones
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1888 newly opened quarries delivered paving stones to pave Phillips Avenue, the cities first paved street. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/11/2006 last visited: 10/26/2011 |
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|  First Baptist Church
in South Dakota Historical Markers First Baptist Church built in Sioux Falls in 1882 by Wallace L. Dow. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 5/8/2006 last visited: 12/6/2010 |
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|  Manchester Biscuit Company
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1902 Lawrence Manchester moved his bakery from Luverne, Minnesota to Sioux Falls. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 8/9/2006 last visited: 1/31/2012 |
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|  Fort Dakota Barracks
in South Dakota Historical Markers The barracks of Fort Dakota stood nearby. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 8/4/2006 last visited: 11/24/2010 |
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|  Fort Dakota D.T.
in South Dakota Historical Markers Residents fled Sioux Falls City after the slayings of the Amidons in 1862. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/14/2006 last visited: 2/9/2012 |
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|  Josiah Phillips
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1856 Josiah Phillips laid claim to a town site at the falls of the Big Sioux River. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 8/4/2006 last visited: 11/5/2011 |
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|  Flandreau Colony
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1869, a group of Dakota families departed on foot from Niobrara to look for homestead lands, and made camp here on Seney Island until better weather, then moved north to claim homesteads near present-day Flandreau, SD. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 1/13/2007 last visited: 12/25/2012 |
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|  Two Cemeteries
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1859 Henry Masters was the first person of Sioux Falls City to die. He was buried in an open field close to his home close to this historical marker. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/11/2006 last visited: 11/5/2011 |
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|  Cigar Manufacturing
in South Dakota Historical Markers Between 1870 and 1920 Philips Ave. was the center of a thriving cigar manufacturing industry. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/14/2006 last visited: 11/9/2011 |
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|  Mill Dam Tragedy
in South Dakota Historical Markers On May 13, 1912, during a flood of the Big Sioux River, four young Siouix Falls' men steered two crafts, a rowboat and a canoe, over the Cascade Mill dam. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/5/2007 last visited: 3/30/2014 |
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|  Kaufmann House Mystery
in South Dakota Historical Markers This 1887 mansion was the home of Moses Kaufmann and his wife Emma. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/11/2006 last visited: 10/23/2011 |
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|  The Cataract
in South Dakota Historical Markers Cataract Hotel in downtown Sioux Falls, SD was the unofficial Capital of Dakota Territory. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 2/28/2012 |
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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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|  Dillinger Gang Bank Robbery
in South Dakota Historical Markers On March 6, 1934, John Dillinger led five other gangsters in a brazen daylight robbery of the Security National Bank. posted by: wildernessmama location: South Dakota date approved: 1/18/2011 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
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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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|  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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|  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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|  The Sioux Quartzite
in South Dakota Historical Markers Huge deposits of quartzite abound in this region. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 1/31/2012 |
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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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