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|  Stagecoach Station
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1870 a small primitive home was built here next to a wagon road that led to Wall Lake and the Yankton Trail. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 5/16/2006 last visited: 10/6/2011 |
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|  Soo Skyways Airport
in South Dakota Historical Markers Following the first flight in North Carolina in 1903, the air age arrived slowly in Sioux Falls. In June 1912, a Curtis Pusher biplane was the first airplane to enterthe skies over the city. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 5/15/2006 last visited: 7/25/2012 |
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|  Wallner Gardens historical marker
in South Dakota Historical Markers This park used to have 500 acres of garden space. posted by: wildernessmama location: South Dakota date approved: 12/21/2010 last visited: 1/10/2010 |
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|  1936 Powder House Blast
in South Dakota Historical Markers A gang from Sioux City shot two of their members and blew up Larson's Hardware powderhouse storage to cover up the crime. Over $20,000 worth of glass was broken all over Sioux Falls. Windows were broken as far away as Dell Rapids. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 5/12/2006 last visited: 12/1/2012 |
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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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|  Yankton Trail Bridge
in South Dakota Historical Markers This site has been an important Big Sioux River crossing for more than 300 years. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/25/2007 last visited: 7/27/2014 |
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|  The Great Bend
in South Dakota Historical Markers A highland existed along the east side of South Dakota long before the Ice Age began. posted by: GPX Navigators location: South Dakota date approved: 7/8/2006 last visited: 7/27/2014 |
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|  Coteau des Prairies
in South Dakota Historical Markers Formation of the Big Bend of the Big Sioux River near Sioux Falls, SD posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 8/12/2013 |
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|  Electric Motor Line
in South Dakota Historical Markers The prosperity created in this area by the booming stone industry prompted "robust talk" about building an electric rail line from Sioux Falls to the countrys newest town east Sioux Falls. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 8/9/2006 last visited: 3/19/2011 |
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|  Arrowhead Park
in South Dakota Historical Markers Arrowhead Park is a large, beautiful, park just east of the city limits of Sioux Falls. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/19/2006 last visited: 10/24/2011 |
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|  Eminija, Minnesota Territory
in South Dakota Historical Markers In May of 1857, land speculators from Dakota Land Company from St. Paul Minnesota Territory, surveyed and located the town site of Eminija. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/7/2006 last visited: 4/24/2012 |
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|  Fortified Village
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1922 Pioneer Archeologist Dr. W.H. over recorded the Brandon Village Site. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/7/2006 last visited: 4/24/2012 |
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|  The Eminija Mounds
in South Dakota Historical Markers The largest and most numerous mounds group in South Dakota. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/7/2006 last visited: 4/24/2012 |
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|  The City of East Sioux Falls
in South Dakota Historical Markers This is by the Perry Nature Center and is the site of the City of East Sioux Falls which is currently no longer in existance. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/11/2006 last visited: 3/11/2012 |
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|  1897 Bridge at Iverson Crossing
in South Dakota Historical Markers Long before bridges spanned the Big Sioux River, travelers and settlers forded the river at this location. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 7/29/2006 last visited: 3/11/2012 |
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|  Stonecutter John Elm – Rural East Sioux Falls, SD
in South Dakota Historical Markers This historical marker tells about stonecutter John Elm and his family. posted by: wildernessmama location: South Dakota date approved: 1/18/2011 last visited: 2/6/2012 |
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|  Iverson Crossing Road
in South Dakota Historical Markers In April 1871 settlers from Split Rock Township petitioned the Minnehaha County Commissioners asking that a road be created and extended to the west to a place called Iverson's crossing. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 4/29/2006 last visited: 2/29/2012 |
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|  Banning's Mill and Crossing
in South Dakota Historical Markers Site of old bridge over the Big Sioux River during pioneer days. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 4/14/2006 last visited: 2/29/2012 |
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|  The City of Brandon
in South Dakota Historical Markers The town of Brandon was surveyed in 1859 and early 1860. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/6/2006 last visited: 1/14/2012 |
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|  Fur Trapper Ambush, Brandon, South Dakota
in South Dakota Historical Markers This marker is located in McHardy Park, in Brandon, SD. Dedicated in 2007 by the Minnehaha County Historical Society in Memory of Jon Kentfield.
Elevation 1305 posted by: NGComets location: South Dakota date approved: 10/8/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Split Rock Creek Tragedy
in South Dakota Historical Markers A gone-bad attempt to ford Split Rock Creek resulted in four deaths in July 1879, and was one of the most distressing calamities to occur in Minnehaha County during Dakota Territorial times. posted by: plainsdrifter358 location: South Dakota date approved: 1/16/2007 last visited: 1/14/2012 |
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|  Benton Lutheran Church
in South Dakota Historical Markers Unfavorable economic conditions in the mid 1800's in Sweden led many young people to search for a better life in America. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/9/2006 last visited: 6/15/2006 |
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|  Peter Byg, Prairie Fire Victim
in South Dakota Historical Markers Peter Byg was born in Denmark and emigrated to America. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 6/5/2006 last visited: 6/7/2006 |
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|  John Thompson, Pioneer
in South Dakota Historical Markers John Thompson arrived in America in 1854 from Norway as an orphan. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/8/2006 last visited: 1/24/2011 |
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|  Early Settlers Association
in South Dakota Historical Markers In 1892 a group of settlers began to organize an Early Settlers Association. posted by: MNSearchers location: South Dakota date approved: 5/8/2006 last visited: 1/24/2011 |
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