Timeline of Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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 begins 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.
 * 1885 - 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

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

21st century

 * 2002 - Dave Munson becomes mayor.
 * 2005 - Zip Feed Tower demolished.
 * 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland.
 * 2010
 * Mike Huether becomes mayor.
 * Population: 153,888.
 * 2011 - October 15: Occupy protest.