With live interviews on washington journal. For the next hour, and exclusiven. A for six years, we have traveled to u. S. Cities, bringing that literary scenes and Historic Sites to our viewers. citiestour. Span. Org on our visit to souix falls, south dakota, we spoke with senator john thune. We asked the senator about constituent work, the economy, and what events in the States History most interest him. Raised were you born and where were you born and raised . A small town on interstate 90, a stopping place for people headed to the black hills, Mount Rushmore, yellowstone, points beyond, so a lot of motels, restaurants, filling stations, and all of my siblings, and my parents for that matter worked in one of those types of establishments ready much every summer. What was it like growing up in south dakota . A greatthune background. I love this day. It is very beautiful to me. I love prairie. I like whiteopen spaces. Part of that is because of where i was raised. I am an outdoors pers
Information on our schedule any keep over the latest history news. Partners work with cspans cities tour step will be traveled to sioux falls, south dakota. The city of sioux falls is over 73 square miles, making it the largest city in south dakota. Learn more about sioux falls all weekend here on American History tv. Voices of the Northern Plains refers to the many different ways that life on this part of the country has been recorded. Either through letters or diaries or journals or photographs or objects as well. By the many, many different varieties of cultures that have lived here. What we wanted to accomplish and emphasized in the material you see in this exhibit is that more information can be gathered by just using the records we have on the second floor, our research core. The archives themselves, and also the research library. 40,000 volumes on the american west. Human habitation of the planes with date from plains date from well before the current era. Date northpologists Am
Man we must go back along it, many miles and many years. Watch the entire film sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern here on American History tv. Only on cspan3. Welcome to sioux falls, on American History tv. The falls of the Big Sioux River, is south dakotas largest city, with a population of about 175,000. With help from our Cable Partners, we will explore the citys rich history. Theng up, here about different groups of people who called the Northern Plains home over the past 300 years. Later, find out why sioux falls was abandoned just a few years after it was first settled. Now, we begin our look at the citys history, as we take you to the home of south dakotas first u. S. Senator. We are in the pettigrew home and museum, the home of u. S. Senator Richard Franklin pettigrew, who served in the senate from 1889 until 1901. He actually lived in the home from 1911, until his death in 1926. In 1880 nine, this was one of the most modern homes that you would have found. It had radiators, indoor a
Harry thompson voices of the Northern Plains refers to the many different ways that life on this part of the country has been recorded. Either through letters or diaries or journals or photographs or objects as well. By the many, many different varieties of cultures that have lived here. What we wanted to accomplish and emphasized in the material you see in this exhibit is that more information can be gathered by just using the records we have on the second floor, our research core. The archives themselves, and also the research library. 40,000 volumes on the american west. Human habitation of the plains would date from well before the current era. Most anthropologists date north American Indians as far back as 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Plains culture. What you will see in this exhibit is much more recent, from about 1700. It is still precontact. Date contact periods in this part of the country from the french expedition along the Missouri River, the Andre Brothers and their father.
Up the legacy and legitimacy of the supreme court. The institution was quite weak when he took over and he built it into a much stronger institution. He is a hero of the american revolution, serving in valley forge with George Washington and alexander hamilton. He was an important figure and a brave soldier in the revolution. He is a key supporter of the constitution in virginia. One of the pivotal ratifying conventions staring down the , barrel of Patrick Henry and george mason. Great figures in American History but folks who oppose the constitution at the ratifying convention. It is a Young Marshall making strong arguments for why we need a stronger government. At the urging of George Washington we have John Marshall , serving in congress and then being asked to be secretary of state for john adams. During the adams administration, he plays a key role in negotiations with france trying to dampen hostility. These negotiations failed but through this experience, he earns the respect of