Timeline of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

19th century

• 1856 - Western Town Company develops townsite.[1]
• 1857 - Dakota Land Company develops townsite.[2]
• 1859 - Democrat newspaper begins publication.[3]
• 1868 - Sioux Falls becomes capital of Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.[4]
• 1871 - Cataract House hotel in business.[5]
• 1872
  • Sioux Falls Pantagraph newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • Calvary Church built.[5]
• 1873
  • Sioux Falls Independent newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • Population: 593.[2]
• 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.[5]
• 1877
  • Village incorporated.[6]
  • March: C.K. Howard elected president of village board of trustees.[5]
• 1878 - Sioux Falls Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
• 1879
  • Irving School, Free Methodist Church, and Congregational Church built.[5]
  • Ladies Club library organized.[7]
• 1880 - Dakota Territorial School for Deaf Mutes established.[7]
• 1881
  • Sioux Falls Argus newspaper begins publication.[5]
  • Penitentiary established.[7]
  • Queen Bee Mill in business.[5]
• 1882
  • Telephone begins operating.[5]
  • First Baptist Church built.[5]
• 1883
  • City chartered.[6]
  • April 3: Jacob Schaetzel elected mayor.[5]
  • Sioux Falls College founded.[6]
  • Sioux Falls Daily Press newspaper begins publication.[5]
• 1884 - Swedish Baptist Church built.[5]
• 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.[5]
• 1886 - Sioux Falls Bank established.[5]
• 1887
  • Streetcars begin operating.[5]
  • Dakota Bell begins publication.[5]
• 1889
  • Lutheran Normal School opens.[6]
  • German Congregational Emanuel Church and Episcopal Calvary Cathedral built.[5][7]
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls established.
• 1890
  • Minnehaha County Courthouse built.[7]
  • Porter P. Peck becomes mayor.[5]
  • Population: 10,177.[6]
• 1891
  • Jordan Methodist Church dedicated.[5]
  • Syd Dakota Ekko Norwegian-language newspaper relocates to Sioux Falls.[5]
• 1894 - Fremad Norwegian/English-language newspaper begins publication.[3]
• 1895 - Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
• 1897 - Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church organized.[5]
• 1900
  • Manchester Biscuit Company in business.[7][8]
  • Western Surety Company created by Joe Kirby.
  • Cataract Hotel Burns down, leading to Sioux Falls Volunteer Fire Dept. becoming a paid Department.

20th century

• 1903 - Carnegie Free Public Library opens.[9]
• 1905 - Minnehaha Country Club founded.[10]
• 1907 - First Congregational Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) built.
• 1908 - South Dakota Central Railway built.[11]
• 1909 - Morrell Packing Plant in business.[7]
• 1910 - Population: 14,094.[6]
• 1911 - Orpheum Theatre built.[12]
• 1912
  • Eighth Street Bridge (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) and Central Fire Station constructed.
  • McKennan Hospital established.[7]
• 1916 Eastside Fire Station constructed.
• 1917 - Coliseum theatre built.[12]
• 1918
  • Augustana College and Normal School established.
  • St. Joseph Cathedral (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) built.[7]
• 1922 - August 17: Three prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.[7]
• 1924
  • Masonic Library founded.[7]
  • Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel built.
• 1925 - State Theatre built.[12]
• 1928 - Pettigrew Museum established.[7]
• 1930 - Sioux Valley Hospital built.[7]
• 1936 - March: Two prisoners escape from State Penitentiary.[7]
• 1937 - City Hall built.[7]
• 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.[13]
• 1975 - Empire Mall in business.
• 1981 - City of Sioux Falls Township Annexation Study[14] 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.[15]
• 1993 - Sister city relationship established with Strabane, Northern Ireland.[15]
• 1995 - Central Baptist Church built.
• 1998 - City website online (approximate date).[16]
• 1999 - Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opens.
• 2000 - Population: 123,975.[17]

21st century

• 2002 - Dave Munson becomes mayor.
• 2005 - Zip Feed Tower demolished.
• 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland.[15]
• 2010
  • Mike Huether becomes mayor.[18][19]
  • Population: 153,888.[20]
• 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

References

1. Frank Leslie Ransom (1917), The Sunshine State: a History of South Dakota, Mitchell, S. D: Educator School Supply Co.
2. "History of Sioux Falls". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
3. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
4. Wishart 2004.
5. Bailey 1899.
6. Britannica 1910.
7. Federal Writers' Project 1938.
8. Doane Robinson (1904), History of South Dakota, B. F. Bowen, OL 13500661M v.2
9. "Siouxland Libraries". City of Sioux Falls. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
10. "Minnehaha Country Club". Retrieved March 31, 2013.
11. "South Dakota Central Sold". Commercial West. Minneapolis. June 17, 1916. hdl:2027/coo.31924087741637.
12. "South Dakota Historic Theatres". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
13. American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.
14. http://www.siouxfalls.org/~/media/Documents/planning/long-range/annexations/Comprehensive_Annexation_Prog_LUC.pdf
15. "Sister Cities Association of Sioux Falls". Retrieved December 30, 2014.
16. "City of Sioux Falls". Archived from the original on March 1999 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
17. "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
18. "Mayor: Biography". City of Sioux Falls. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011.
19. "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
20. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". Sioux Falls City, South Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.

Bibliography

• Dana Reed Bailey (1899), "City of Sioux Falls", History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Sioux Falls: Brown & Saenger, printers
• "Sioux Falls", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• "Sioux Falls". Automobile Blue Book. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1921. hdl:2027/mdp.39015069273939.
• "Sioux Falls". South Dakota State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1921. hdl:2027/umn.31951d00640540t – via HathiTrust.
• Federal Writers' Project (1938). "Sioux Falls". South Dakota Guide. American Guide Series.
• David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Sioux Falls, South Dakota". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
• James Fallows and Deborah Fallows (ed.), "City Makers: American Futures", The Atlantic (series of articles about Sioux Falls), 2014-

External links

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