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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C6M_quarries_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
1.2 billion years ago intense heat and pressure transformed pure quartz sandstone into quartzite rock. The sandstone originated from sand deposited on the floor of an ancient ocean. Later, as glaciers moved across the area, large portions of the q…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C6K_railroads_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
The Great Dakota Land Boom took place from the late 1870s through the 1880s. This influx of settlers was driven largely by rapid railroad expansion. In 1878, the first rail service arrived in Sioux Falls and by 1888 it had five lines. The populati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C67_manchester-biscuit-company_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
In 1902, the Manchester Biscuit Company came to Sioux Falls and built a two-story quartzite building on East Sixth Street. By 1909, the building had expanded to include a third floor and a three-story addition was added to the south. In 1915, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C64_raven-industries_Sioux-Falls-SD.html
Manchester Biscuit Company was well known for its Big Sioux Biscuits and other treats, which it continued making until 1961 when the plant in Sioux Falls closed. That same year, Raven Industries purchased the building. Raven Industries was formed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C53_archaeology-at-fort-pierre-chouteau_Fort-Pierre-SD.html
Archaeology is the study of past human cultures. It teaches us about past events and ways of life. Archaeology also reveals how people lived day-to-day and how they dealt with changes in their environment.
Excavation - the exposure, recording, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C4N_fur-trade-on-the-upper-missouri-river_Fort-Pierre-SD.html
Fur companies made money by bartering trade goods to American Indians and white trappers for furs. The furs were shipped east and sold to make hats and coats. The fur trading posts were near the fur-bearing animals they depended on. They were loca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C4M_fort-pierre-chouteau-fur-trade-1832-1855_Fort-Pierre-SD.html
The American Fur Company (A.F.C.), John Jacob Astor's enterprise, built Fort Pierre Chouteau in 1832. The fort was named for Pierre Chouteau, Jr., who ran the Western Department of the A.F.C. from St. Louis. The Upper Missouri proved profitable fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C4L_fort-pierre-chouteau_Fort-Pierre-SD.html
The 1803 Louisiana Purchase expanded the United States westward. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and The Corps of Discovery explored the nation's vast new territory on their 1804-1806 journeys. They found an abundance of beaver, buffalo, and ot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C3V_fort-pierre-choteau-trading-post_Fort-Pierre-SD.html
This tabletmarks the site and
commemorates the institutionof
Fort Pierre Choteau Trading Post
chief landmark of fur-trading period,1822 - 1864
on the Upper Missouri River between
the Platte and the Yellowstone.
Founded, 1832, by American Fu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C3K_dignity_Chamberlain-SD.html
"Standing at a crossroads, Dignity echoes the interaction of earth, sky, and people. She brings to light the beauty and promise of the indigenous peoples and cultures that still thrive on this land. My intent is to have the sculpture stand as an e…