The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
19th century
- 1856 - Western Town Company develops townsite.
- 1857 - Dakota Land Company develops townsite.
- 1859 - Democrat newspaper begins publication.
- 1867 - Permanent settlement established.
- 1868 - Sioux Falls becomes capital of Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory.
- 1871 - Cataract House hotel in business.
- 1872
- Sioux Falls Pantagraph newspaper begins publication.
- Calvary Church built.
- 1873
- Sioux Falls Independent newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 593.
- 1874 - Bank for Savings opens.
- 1877
- Village incorporated.
- March: C.K. Howard elected president of village board of trustees.
- 1878 - Sioux Falls Times newspaper begins publication.
- 1879
- Irving School, Free Methodist Church, and Congregational Church built.
- Ladies Club library organized.
- 1880 - Dakota Territorial School for Deaf Mutes established.
- 1881
- Sioux Falls Argus newspaper begins publication.
- Penitentiary established.
- Queen Bee Mill in business.
- 1882
- Telephone operating.
- First Baptist Church built.
- 1883
- City chartered.
- April 3: Jacob Schaetzel elected mayor.
- Sioux Falls College founded.
- Sioux Falls Daily Press newspaper begins publication.
- 1884 - Swedish Baptist Church built.
- 1885
- Norberg Paints founded, still operating as the oldest family owned business in the state of South Dakota.
- Dakota Deutsche Zeitung German-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1886 - Sioux Falls Bank established.
- 1887
- Streetcars begin operating.
- Dakota Bell begins publication.
- 1889
- Lutheran Normal School opens.
- German Congregational Emanuel Church and Episcopal Calvary Cathedral built.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls established.
- 1890
- Minnehaha County Courthouse built.
- Porter P. Peck becomes mayor.
- Population: 10,177.
- 1891
- Jordan Methodist Church dedicated.
- Syd Dakota Ekko Norwegian-language newspaper relocates to Sioux Falls.
- 1894 - Fremad Norwegian/English-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1895 - Federal Building and United States Courthouse (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) constructed.
- 1897 - Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church organized.
- 1900
- Manchester Biscuit Company in business.
- Western Surety Company created by Joe Kirby.
- Cataract Hotel Burns down, leading to Sioux Falls Volunteer Fire Dept. becoming a paid department.
- Population: 10,266.
20th century
21st century
See also
References
Bibliography
- (series of articles about Sioux Falls), 2014-
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