Local Lou

By Local Lou

A South Dakota local that would like to let you know a little about the history of the Sioux Falls (and surrounding) area by going around and reading historical markers I find, then looking into them ... more

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The podcast currently has 69 episodes available.

Local Lou episodes:

September 05, 2024 The Dubuque House
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)⁠

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18min
September 04, 2024 Pillars of the Nation
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.
⁠Throwback Thursday: Pillars of the Nation (dakotanewsnow.com)⁠
⁠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
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19min
August 22, 2024 Columbus College
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
Local Lou Podcast - Columbus College
Links:
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
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16min
August 15, 2024 Presentation Children's Home
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.
Local Lou Podcast - Presentation Children's Home

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

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16min
August 08, 2024 Eliza Tupper Wilkes
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)
https://www.siouxlandlib.org/news/2024/quarter-3-jul-aug-sept/secrets-of-the-library
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25min
August 01, 2024 First Lutheran Church
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
Local Lou Podcast to see some of the newspaper articles referenced in the episode.

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
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26min
July 26, 2024 Wallner Gardens
Let's head to Yankton Trail Park and explore the historical marker for Wallner Gardens!
Wallner Gardens, a family farming venture established in the 1910's by F. X. Wallner, a plant science expert and one time president of the South Dakota Horticultural Society. The business grew from a roadside vegetable stand to a successful retail and wholesale enterprise on the fertile land in Sioux Falls. The operation expanded to hundreds of acres before closing in 1979.
Check out some of the newspaper clippings:
Local Lou Podcast - Wallner Gardens
Or watch me talk about the Gardens on Dakota New Now:
Throwback Thursday: Wallner Gardens (dakotanewsnow.com)
I also mentioned Brian in this episode check out his vintage goods here:
C. Woodcock & Co. - Vintage Hunting, Safari, Outdoor Clothes, Goods & Gear (cwoodcockandco.com)
A few links from research:
North and South Dakota Horticulture | Department of Agronomy, Horticulture, and Plant Science | South Dakota State University (sdstate.edu)
"North and South Dakota Horticulture, February 1931" by North and South Dakota State Horticultural Societies (sdstate.edu)
Modern Gladiolus Grower - Google Books
Helen Toller, b.1883 d.1912 - Ancestry®
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27min
July 09, 2024 Devils Gulch Jesse James Part 1
Come along to uncover a possible historic hotspot in Garretson, South Dakota. We will get to know the infamous outlaw Jesse James as he rides into Dakota Territory during his daring escape after the famous Northfield Bank Robbery of 1876!
Visit www.localloupodcast.com for links
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23min
June 20, 2024 The City of East Sioux Falls
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.

Check out www.localloupodcast.com for more information and links to the research for this episode.
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22min
June 06, 2024 Emerson School
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!

Local Lou Podcast
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
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19min

FAQs about Local Lou:

How many episodes does Local Lou have?

The podcast currently has 69 episodes available.