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Valley Springs, South Dakota isn't too far from Sioux Falls, just about 20 miles East. The town also has some unique history like how long time resident Adeline M Jenney would be named South Dakota’s second Poet Laureate. You can imagine my surprise when I read that along with an excerpt from a poem of hers on the historical marker itself. I guess I am just in my South Dakota Poet Laureate phase with historical markers.

Valley Springs also was ravaged by a tornado, twice! Check out the episode for more.

An Anthology of South Dakota Poetry - Google Books 

vol-36-no-4-dakota-images-adeline-m-jenney.pdf (sdhspress.com) 

Valley Springs Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

The Town of Valley Springs Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books 

Valley Springs, South Dakota - Wikipedia 

History of Valley Springs - Valley Springs, SD (cityofvalleysprings.com) 

A South Dakota Guide - Google Books 

History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books 

We are going to get to know South Dakota's first poet Laureate Badger Clark through historical markers located in Custer and Faith, South Dakota. Its a tale of tuberculosis and poetry...

Leaving Prints on the Pages of History Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Everyone has a Beginning Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Charles Badger Clark Jr. (1883-1957) - Find a Grave Memorial 

Frequently Asked Questions - U.S. State Poets Laureate: A Resource Guide - Research Guides at Library of Congress (loc.gov) 

Poet laureate | Literary Title, History & Role | Britannica 

Authors: Clark Badger (sorted by popularity) - Project Gutenberg 

Small Town / Badger Clark Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

“The Badger Hole” Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Charles Badger Clark - Wikipedia 

Saddle Up With Badger Clark, America's Forgotten Cowboy Poet | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com) 

Badger Clark Biography : Badger Clark : South Dakota Historical Society Foundation (sdhsf.org) 

Cowboy Poetry, Classic Rhymes & Prose by Badger Clark - Google Books 

Personal Reminiscence (archive.org) 

South Dakota State Historical Society (sd.gov) 

Illinois Arrow - Google Books 

Tuberculosis (who.int) 

Wallner Gardens, was a family farming business founded by F. X. Wallner in 1912 in South Sioux Falls. The farm would close in 1979 after providing vegetables for the community for 67 years. Join Local Lou as she sits down with Robert Wallner Jr. the grandson of F. X. Wallner and learns more about the family business and history of Wallner Gardens.

Check out the Dakota News Now Throwback Thursday segment

This historical marker is located at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

We hit the road and head to Delmont South Dakota where they are known for an Onion House, Kuchen, and a tornado (Oh my!) this sweet little town had many layers of history for us to explore.  

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Delmont, South Dakota - Wikipedia 

The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) (weather.gov) 

Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont continues to move forward after 2015 Mother's Day tornado (dakotanewsnow.com) 

Zion Lutheran: Dedication in Delmont two years after devastation - Mitchell Republic | News, weather, sports from Mitchell South Dakota 

Churches | delmont (delmontsd.org) 

Congressional Record - Google Books 

7f3acd70-85ca-4f57-88f3-7f2347505f0b (nps.gov) 

e1a73931-771a-44e6-b24b-217a133cbb4c (nps.gov) 

What The Heck Is Kuchen? - Farmers' Almanac - Plan Your Day. Grow Your Life. (farmersalmanac.com) 

Kuchen: South Dakota food favorite that's the state’s official dessert (argusleader.com) 

In September of 1857 a small stone structure along the Big Sioux River becomes Sioux Falls first hotel, listen along to hear all about the Dubuque House! As you listen you will find TONS of history connections to prior episodes as we head back to the start of Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory.

Check out a few of the links below or head to www.localloupodcast.com to see Dakota News Now Throwback Thursday Clips or some of the newspaper articles referenced in episodes.

⁠City of Hustle - Google Books⁠ 

⁠W.L. Dow - Google Books⁠ 

⁠History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books⁠ 

⁠History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books⁠ page 371 

⁠A Comprehensive History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books⁠ 

⁠The Dubuque House Historical Marker (hmdb.org)⁠ 

With World War II threatening the tranquility of the United States in 1940, Oscar Ellefson, caretaker and builder of many early McKennan Park attractions, proposed a new project... Come along as we explore the Pillars of the Nation located in historic McKennan Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

⁠Annual Report of South Dakota State Horticultural Society - Google Books⁠ 

⁠Pillars of the Nation Historical Marker (hmdb.org)⁠ 

⁠The Formal Gardens, Caretaker's Lodge & Greenhouse Historical Marker (hmdb.org)⁠ 

⁠North and South Dakota Horticulture - Google Books⁠ 

Columbus College had a short life as a Catholic College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, however, it started in Chamberlain South Dakota. Come explore this historical marker and learn the connection to Bishop O'Gorman.

Check out

Sioux Falls - Google Books 

Forgotten Sioux Falls - Google Books 

Lakota Sioux Missions, South Dakota - Google Books 

History - O'Gorman High School (ogknights.org) 

Thomas O'Gorman - Wikipedia 

https://prabook.com/web/thomas.o_gorman/3764346  

Bishop Thomas O'Gorman (1843-1921) - Find a Grave Memorial 

History of Dakota Territory - Google Books 

List of ecclesiastical abbreviations - Wikipedia 

Greetings from Sioux Falls - Columbus College / VA 

We will be visiting 15th and Western Ave in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where a building that was once an orphanage established in 1940 has been converted into apartments and still remains standing today. Tune in to this episode to delve into the history of this location.

f01a81de-5f98-4938-bc9e-cc74bb0ccde9 (nps.gov) 

Women with Vision - Google Books 

Presentation Children's Home Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

With Faith, Hope and Tenacity - Google Books 

Eliza Tupper Wilkes was ordained as a Universalist Minister in 1871 the same year her husband William becomes a lawyer as you can imagine this power couple was a force when they moved to Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory in 1878. Come along as we explore this historical marker and get to know a little more about the amazing life of Eliza Tupper Wilkes an ordained woman traveling the prairie setting up churches, organizing our local library and fighting for woman's suffrage.

Go to Local Lou Podcast to check out some of the newspaper articles referenced in the episode.

Rev Eliza Mason Tupper Wilkes (1844-1917) - Find a Grave Memorial 

Eliza Tupper Wilkes - Wikipedia 

Rev. Eliza Wilkes – Mount Pleasant Cemetery Sioux Falls South Dakota (mtpleasantsiouxfalls.com) 

More on Eliza Tupper Wilkes | Yet Another Unitarian Universalist, vol.1 (danielharper.org) 

History Vignette 17: Eliza Tupper Wilkes | MidAmerica Region Historical Vignettes | MidAmerica Region | UUA.org 

Our Story - All Souls Unitarian Universalist (sfuu.org) 

Eliza Tupper Wilkes Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Our Woman Workers - Google Books 

The Eternal Goodness by John Greenleaf Whittier (poetry.com) 

Two Norwegian Lutheran congregations combined September 21st 1920 to create First Lutheran Church with the goal of transitioning to English speaking services. Over 100 years later First Lutheran Church still stands and has expanded! This historical marker was dedicated in the church's centennial year.

Head over to

Links to some of the research from the episode:

Rev Hans Jacob Glenn (1882-1958) - Find a Grave Memorial 

History — First Lutheran Church • ELCA • Sioux Falls, SD (flcsf.org) 

Forgotten Sioux Falls - Google Books 

First Lutheran Church Historical Marker (hmdb.org) 

Soli Deo gloria - Wikipedia