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From 1887 to about 1913, East Sioux Falls thrived as a community near the Big Sioux River. Founded by C.W. Hubbard as Ives, it became East Sioux Falls, known for quarrying Sioux quartzite. The town prospered, shipping stone to various cities and attracting stonecutters from Europe. This was a company town and when quartzite was no longer in high demand the town quietly dissolved... Quarrying sure is a rocky business.



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What do Twain, Longfellow, Whittier, Lowell, Hawthorne, Emerson and Bancroft have in common? Maybe you guessed they are all literary greats, and sure that’s true but also, they all had a school named for them in Sioux Falls South Dakota!  




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Transcendentalism - Definition, Meaning & Beliefs | HISTORY 

Transcendentalism | Definition, Characteristics, Beliefs, Authors, & Facts | Britannica 

Ralph Waldo Emerson | Biography, Poems, Books, Nature, Self-Reliance, & Facts | Britannica 

John Greenleaf Whittier - American Literature - Oxford Bibliographies 

John Greenleaf Whittier | Poetry Foundation 

Fireside Poets | Poetry Foundation 

James Russell Lowell | American Poet, Critic & Abolitionist | Britannica 

Nathaniel Hawthorne | Biography, Books, Short Stories, & Analysis | Britannica 

George Bancroft | American Historian, Author, Diplomat | Britannica 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Biography, Poems, & Facts | Britannica 

Mark Twain | Biography & Facts | Britannica 

In this episode we will delve into the historical significance and a brief overview of the Queen Bee Mill at Falls Park in Sioux Falls. We will start with the historical marker that stands guard by the ruins of the mill, eager to share its history to the visitors of Falls Park.



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Commercial West - Google Books 

City of Hustle - Google Books 

The Queen Bee Mill (sdpb.org) 

Come along for a tour of historical markers in Downtown Sioux Falls! Our main focus will be on railroad history, and we are going to find a bunch of historical markers that talk about the importance of the railroads as we explore. This was originally a one night only bus tour for the Minnehaha County Historical Society History Talk held at Start Up Sioux Falls May 16th 2024.

This is the story of a historical marker that found a forever home at Terrace Park in Sioux Falls, only to disappear!


Local Lou Podcast - The Phillips House

Dr. Josiah Phillips brought his wife Hattie to abandoned Fort Dakota in 1870, where they would live in the officers quarters until moving into their first home in 1873 near 11th and Phillips Ave. In this episode explore more about the lives of the namesakes of the busiest street in Downtown Sioux Falls.



Star Tribune Minneapolis 10/11/1885 

Argus Leader 1/7/1934 

Argus Leader 5/1/1983 Hattie’s Plaque 

Argus Leader 6/28/2006 Churches Shaped the City 

Argus Leader 6/20/1956 

Argus Leader 6/13/1934 Hattie Obituary “mother” quote 

Argus Leader 7/9/2005 Bruce Blake talks about Josiah 

History of South Dakota - Google Books 

Theta of Delta Kappa Epsilon : the story of sixty years, 1844-1904 : being a historical sketch of the chapter of [Delta] [Kappa] [Epsilon] Fraternity at Bowdoin College and brief biographies of its members from its establishment to date : Minot, John Clair, 1872- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive 

Josiah Phillips Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

The Parents of Sioux Falls (southdakotamagazine.com) 

MAJ Josiah Lock Phillips (1835-1882) - Find a Grave Memorial 

Dr. Josiah L. and Hattie Phillips - Issuu 

History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books 

Doane Robinson's Encyclopedia of South Dakota - Google Books 

The New England Magazine - Google Books 

History of Dakota Territory - Google Books