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 73 episodes available.

Local Lou episodes:

March 13, 2024 Sioux Falls Holiday History St. Patrick's Day Parade
The unlikely origins of Sioux Falls annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Argus Leader 2/23/1981
Argus Leader 3/4/1980
Argus Leader 3/13/1922
Sylvia Henkin Obituary (1921 - 2018) - Sioux Falls, SD - Argus Leader (legacy.com)
Sioux Falls - Google Books
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7min
March 01, 2024 Municipal Airport
The Sioux Falls Regional Airport, was established in 1939 with a Works Progress Administration grant of $165,000. Soon three runways were constructed, along with a terminal building, and a hangar. There was an unsuccessful movement to name the airport "Tennant Field" in memory of World War 1 veteran pilot and early Sioux Falls aviator Harold Tennant.

South Dakota State Historical Society (sd.gov)
WPA
Works Progress Administration: WPA & New Deal - HISTORY
Civilian Conservation Corps (history.com)
Stone Piers - Lake View (lakeviewlifestyle.com)
Inflation Calculator | Find US Dollar's Value From 1913-2024 (usinflationcalculator.com)
How did Adolf Hitler rise to power? | Britannica
Mayor Graff
Adolph Nelson Graff (1874-1949) - Find a Grave Memorial
South Dakota Legislative Manual - Google Books
South Dakota Legislative Manual Volume 19 Page 293 Published in 1925
Aviation 1936-02: Vol 35 Iss 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Argus Leader April 4th, 1949, Graff Obituary
Argus Leader April 5th,6th, and 7th 1949
Harold Tennant
Harold W. Tennant (1896-1928) - Find a Grave Memorial
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Argus Leader August 8th, 1921 Tennant storing plane in garage
Argus Leader May 6th, 1925 Tennant Altitude record attempt
Argus Leader May 7th, 1925 Tennant Altitude record success
Our History | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (sfairport.com)
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32min
February 08, 2024 Ben Clare Dakota Territory
Small towns are where everyone knows each others business but happens when bad blood turns into a cold blooded murder?

Platted by Benjamin Richards in 1888 naming the townsite after his sons Benjamin and Clarence the small town of Ben Clare was meant to be a spot where farmers could get supplies and ship crops on the railroad without going all the way to Sioux Falls. The townsite however gets sold to Frank Bowen and it's all downhill from there.

Beware this episode contains newspaper accounts of a murder.

Links to some of the research, please note newspaper articles that are referenced in the episode can be found LocalLouPodcast.com or you can search for them on Newspapers.com
Wayne’s article A TOWN NAMED BEN CLARE - Issuu
The church Ben Clare United Methodist Church - Valley Springs, SD - Find-A-Church (umc.org)
Ben Clare on Map Minnehaha County Map - East, Atlas: Minnehaha County 1917, South Dakota Historical Map (historicmapworks.com)
Historical Marker Ben Clare Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Frank Bowen Graesite Frank J Bowen (1863-1903) - Find a Grave Memorial
American Negligence Reports Curent Series 1912 American Negligence Reports, Current Series ... - Google Books
Railway Conductor Monthly 1905 Railway Conductors' Monthly - Google Books
https://history.sd.gov/museum/docs/Immigrants.pdf
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32min
January 25, 2024 Soo Skyways Airport
An almost forgotten airport in the midst of what is now one of the busiest areas in Sioux Falls. This historical marker is hidden in plain sight on Kiwanis Ave near 46th street and tells us about the 21 year long run of Soo Skyways Airport.
Let's take off and learn some of Sioux Falls early aviation history!
For more information check out https://www.localloupodcast.com/episodes-of-local-lou/soo-skyways-airport

These Historic Photos Have Some Truly Odd Stories Behind Them | (historycollection.com)
Magnificent Flyers | Fillmore Historical (fillmorehistoricalmuseum.org)
VA-Vol-12-No-11-Nov-1984.pdf (eaavintage.org)
Frederick Melvin “Fearless Freddie” Lund (1897-1931) - Find a Grave Memorial
Our History | Sioux Falls Regional Airport (sfairport.com)
Harold W. Tennant (1896-1928) - Find a Grave Memorial
The Golden Age of Air Racing: 1927-1933 - Google Books
Flying Magazine - Google Books
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33min
January 11, 2024 Foster Children Tragedy
An Irish immigrant family that had only been in Dakota Territory for a few months suffers unbearable loss when on an unseasonably warm winters day turns into a 3 day blizzard in January of 1873.
Those who live in Sioux Falls in modern day know that our weather can turn on a dime, but take yourself back to the pioneer days when there was no meteorologist to warn you of a dangerous storm rolling in.

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This Day in Weather History: January 7th\
History of Dakota Territory : Kingsbury, George W. (George Washington), 1837-1925 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Almost Saved, But Lost: The January 1873 Blizzard - Renville County Historical Society and Museum (renvillecountyhistory.com)
1873 Blizzard Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Famous winter storms | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us)
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books
Amazon.com: The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, the Railroads, and the Hard Winter of 1880-81: 9781643439051: Cindy Wilson, Margarita Sikorskaia;Margarita Sikorskaia, Margarita Sikorskaia;Margarita Sikorskaia: Books
The Children's Blizzard - By David Laskin (paperback) : Target
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34min
December 26, 2023 Sioux Falls Holiday History Luminary Lane
Exploring a Sioux Falls neighborhood's over 70 year holiday tradition, a one night illuminating event.
Local Lou Podcast - Luminary Lane
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10min
December 18, 2023 Sioux Falls Holiday History Dorothy's Tree
2023 was a big year for Dorothy's Tree, an evergreen that has been decorated every year for a few decades in honor of Dorothy's Weir. So how does that change when the tree begins to die? Let's explore this piece of Sioux Falls Holiday History!

https://patreon.com/LocalLouPodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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12min
December 04, 2023 Col. Melvin Grigsby
Why does Melvin Grigsby have a historical marker in Mckennan Park? Because he owned a home there before it was a park, a home Helen Mckennan would later own, the same home she would donate along with the land for the park to the city in her will upon her death. The same donation that started the whole controversy we talked about in the episode A Park Born in Controversy.

Col. Melvin Grigsby (1845-1917) Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
The Smoked Yank - Google Books
Melvin Grigsby (1845-1917) - Find a Grave Memorial
Andersonville - Prison, Location & Civil War | HISTORY
Helen G Gale McKennan (1841-1906) - Find a Grave Memorial
2/11/1909 Argus Leader
10/12/1906 Page 8 Argus Leader
1/16/07 Argus Leader Page 5
1/29/1909 Argus Leader
7/22/1908 Argus Leader Page 4
...more
21min
October 15, 2023 Helen Mckennan and Mckennan Park Historic District Est. 1984
Welcome to the Local Lou Podcast! I am thrilled to have you here today as we explore fascinating local history.

In this episode, we'll delve into a bust dedicated to Helen McKennan and her contributions to the McKennan Park Historic District, established in 1984. We'll also introduce you to four significant figures from Sioux Falls' history: Helen Gale McKennan, Artemus Gale, Frances Carpenter, and EA Sherman. By learning more about these individuals, we'll be able to discuss the controversy we uncovered in the previous episode, "A Park Born in Controversy."

McKennan Park - City of Sioux Falls
Twelve Thousand Years of Human History As Recorded on Historical Markers in Minnehaha County, SD By Bruce Blake
03 Oct 1906, Page 3 - Democrat and Chronicle at Newspapers.com Helen’s death notice in NY newspaper
Harriet Putnam Guild 1834-1872 - Ancestry® Dr. William Mckenna’s first wife
Landmarks of Orleans Co - Google Books William, Harriet, and Helen.
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books Mrs. Gale Reading Room
Early History of North Dakota - Google Books Artemas comes to Sioux Falls
W.L. Dow - Google Books Carpenter House
Artemas Gale (1826-1909) - Find a Grave Memorial Artemas timeline per an obituary
Frances C Gale Carpenter (1845-1925) - Find a Grave Memorial
Western Contractor - Google Books
Edwin Alonzo “Father of Sioux Falls Park System” Sherman (1844-1916) - Find a Grave Memorial
Sherman Park - City of Sioux Falls
A Trilogy of Sioux Falls Park History - City of Sioux Falls
Florence Louisa Cowdrey Sherman (1846-1891) - Find a Grave Memorial
Katharine Emma Elwell Sherman (1862-1938) - Find a Grave Memorial
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32min
September 06, 2023 A Park Born In Controversy
The historical marker A Park Born In Controversy is located in Mckennan Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In this episode of Local Lou we will read the historical marker and learn about 4 different men that will be involved in the controversy; W. H. Lyon, Col. Melvin Grigsby, Mayor Frank Pillsbury, and Mayor W. T. Doolittle. Don't worry in the next episode we will learn more about the controversy as well as the history of Mckennan Park.

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Local Lou Podcast - A Park Born In Controversy
Here are some of the links from today's episode:
History of Dakota Territory - Google Books
Rick D Odland, Sioux Falls, Arcadia Pub. 2007 page 127
Pillsbury Wife obituary 18 Sep 1923, Page 7 - Argus-Leader at Newspapers.com
The Norfolk Weekly News Journal May 26 1911 Mayor Pillsbury dead
History of Dakota Territory - Google Books W T Doolittle
Elizabeth Catherine Stroch Doolittle (1852-1940) - Find a Grave Memorial
12 Jun 1926, Page 2 - Argus-Leader at Newspapers.com William Doolittle Death
22 Jan 1940, Page 3 - Argus-Leader at Newspapers.com Doolittle Wife Obit
10 Apr 1879, 1 - Yankton Press and Dakotan at Newspapers.com Grigsby and Gale Railroad Connection
Melvin Grigsby (1845-1917) - Find a Grave Memorial
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books Grigsby
Fannie Louise Kingsbury Grigsby (1847-1924) - Find a Grave Memorial
27 Sep 1930, Page 1 - Argus-Leader at Newspapers.com
William Hugh Lyon (1858-1930) - Find a Grave Memorial
05 Feb 1949, Page 2 - Argus-Leader at Newspapers.com Winnona Lyon obit
Winona “Dolly” Axtell Lyon (1863-1949) - Find a Grave Memorial
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16min

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