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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C2B_foundation-of-the-city_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
Quartzite is the stone you see revealed throughout Falls Park. Sioux Quartzite is the local name for his stone. It was also called Jasper. Sioux Quartzite provided both the physical and financial base for the city of Sioux Falls.
Quartzite is ver…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C2A_beginning-of-great-changes_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
In the city's early days, the falls attracted both industry and pleasure seekers. During their leisure time, settlers and visitors enjoyed both the falls and Seney Island
The Island, as it was called by early residents, was an oasis for citizens …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C29_the-first-school-house-1873_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
1873near this site was erected
The First School House
in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This tablet placed byMary Chilton Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution1929
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C28_illinois-central-depot_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
Directly east is the Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot. The Illinois Central, the fourth railroad company to extend its service to Sioux Falls, opened its line and passenger depot in December, 1887. The building became a freight depot afte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C27_oscar-howe-marilyn-wounded-head_Mitchell-SD.html
This sculpture depicts a bird atop a person and is meant to show a co-existence of man, animals, and societal or physical environment. Other visual forms that appear bring a message of reconciliation with nature.
Oscar Howe, the eminent Yanktonai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C0K_inland-seas_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
(side 1)
The changing of global sea levels over millions of years was a major factor in determining the ancient geography of Minnehaha County. Through much of geologic time, salty warm-water seas covered the interior of the United States.
During…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BZR_the-sioux-quartzite_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
The Sioux Quartzite, deposited more than a billion years ago, is among the oldest rock exposed in South Dakota. The quartzite and associated pipestone deposits were known to white men as early as 1822, but the American Indian used pipestone centur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BZQ_cigar-manufacturing_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
(side 1)
Between 1870 and 1920, Phillips Avenue was the center of a thriving cigar manufacturing industry. An average of four or five small cigar factories operated within a few blocks of this spot. Because the typical smoker consumed three or mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BZP_spearfish-canyon-flora-and-fauna_Spearfish-SD.html
Northern red horse suckers and dace were the only species of fish present in Spearfish Creek during an early 1875 exploration of the Black Hills. Trout are not indigenous to the Black Hills but were introduced from Colorado in the late 1800s.
T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BZO_pierre-was-a-cowtown-reading-brands_Pierre-SD.html
Pierre Was a Cowtown (marker side 1)
Yes sir, Mister, Pierre was a cowtown. Why they built the sidewalks two feet off the ground to keep the cows from spattering 'em up. The stockyards ran longside the river for half a mile and three ferries were…