Jon will drive us around the city of sioux falls and talk about its history. Jon, white dome to introduce yourself . Mr. Lauck i live in sioux falls. I am proud to call sioux falls home. It is a beautiful place. A booming city on the prairie. I am happy to be with you, debbie, on this tour. We are glad to have you. Where are we right now . Mr. Lauck we are in the heart of old sioux falls. Just toin the 1850s, the north of us is the famous falls on the Big Sioux River from which the city takes its name. Right now, we are on one of the main thoroughfares of sioux falls, south dakota. Along some of the older buildings of sioux falls, where you get a good feel of what would be considered the main street of sioux falls. This is part of the sculpture walk in Downtown Sioux Falls. This is the federal courthouse. You can see it is built out of this pink, sioux falls quartzite. It is one of the reasons settlers chose this area. It is implantable supply it is in plentiful supply. Is Downtown Sio
Is really interesting because just a few miles away from here, a farm, the people were living without windows and doors. So, this home was topnotch for sioux falls and the dakota territory at the time. Pettigrew was born in ludlow, vermont in 1848. Moved to souths wisconsin in 1852. Attends lloyd reeds law at the university of wisconsin and at a law firm in madison. In 1869, he finds himself looking for a summer job and he comes west as part of a government surveying party. In 1869, it is actually an army called for dakota and it was garrisoned by a Single Company of the 22nd u. S. Infantry. He spent the summer working as a surveyor learning the business, and in september they passed back through what would be sioux falls on their way to wisconsin. And the dakotas had been abandoned by the army and mr. Pettigrew takes the opportunity to claim a section of land in the preemption act and stands in the middle of it. Is elected to the 1873tory legislature in just before his 24th birthday.
Found. It had radiators, indoor plumbing, gas and electric lights, even telephones, which is really interesting because just a few miles away from here, out on the farm in the county, people were living without windows and doors. So, this home was topnotch for sioux falls and the dakota territory at the time. Richard pettigrew was born in ludlow, vermont in 1848. His parents moved to south wisconsin in 1852. He eventually attends Lloyd College and reeds law at the university of wisconsin and at a law firm in madison. Law at theds university of wisconsin. In 1869, he finds himself looking for a summer job and he comes west as part of a government surveying party. When he passes through the city in may 1869, it is actually an army called for dakota and it was garrisoned by a Single Company of the 22nd u. S. Infantry. He spent the summer working as a surveyor, learning the surveyor business, and in september they passed back through what would be sioux falls on their way to wisconsin. And
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
From a relatively obscure stice in 1912 into a liberal icon that homes leaves the court. Host heast you say Robert Valentine was one of the most important people to get you the material you needed . Robert valentine has been lost to history and past commissioner of indian affairs. And in 1911, he was living in the house of truth which was on 19th street with his wife and infant daughter and his wife and daughter went home to new england to nurse the daughter ack to help. This is how the salon took shape. The reason why valentine is twofold. He was the houses visionary. He sort of set the agenda of the house and secondly, as you alluded his correspondence was incredibly important because valentines writing on a daily basis about the comings and goings. And a remarkable woman who i thank in my acknowledgements was friend of valentines daughter and granddaughter. And his papers were in a barn in rescueduntil this woman them, preserved them and donated them to the Massachusetts Historical