Storm Lake, Iowa: Chautauqua Park, Early Settlers Plaque

Near Chautauqua Park in Storm Lake, Iowa is the Early Settlers Plaque

Previous articles in the series:
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Introduction
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Alex Haley Silver Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, American Sycamore Moon
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ann Rutledge Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Basking Ridge Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Buffalo Bill Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Bunker Hill Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Charter Oak

Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Chuck Yeager Butternut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Colonel Sander Ash
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Ben Butler Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Sherman Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Rogers Clark Kentucky Coffee Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Washington Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Henry Clay Ginko Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Isaac Newton Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, James Witcomb Riley Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Jefferson, Iowa Council Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Governor's Elm of Kentucky
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lincoln White Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lindbergh Crab Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Little House Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Olympic German Pin Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Delicious Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Wealthy Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Rockefeller Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sergeant Alvin York Linden
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Society of Separatists Zoar Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sacred Grove Sugar Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Theodore Klein Flowering Crab
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ulysses S. Grant Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Versailles Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Village Blacksmith Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wright Brothers Walnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wye Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Zollie Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed
Storm Lake, Iowa: Sunset Park Eagle Sculpture

Storm Lake, Iowa: The Pioneer Sculpture
Storm Lake, Iowa: Carved Eagle Sculpture
Storm Lake, Iowa: Chautauqua Park, Paxton Family Tribute

Storm Lake, Iowa: Chautauqua Park, Paxton Family Tribute

Near Chautauqua Park in Storm Lake, Iowa is the Paxton Family Tribute:

Previous articles in the series:
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Introduction
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Alex Haley Silver Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, American Sycamore Moon
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ann Rutledge Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Basking Ridge Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Buffalo Bill Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Bunker Hill Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Charter Oak

Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Chuck Yeager Butternut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Colonel Sander Ash
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Ben Butler Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Sherman Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Rogers Clark Kentucky Coffee Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Washington Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Henry Clay Ginko Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Isaac Newton Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, James Witcomb Riley Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Jefferson, Iowa Council Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Governor's Elm of Kentucky
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lincoln White Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lindbergh Crab Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Little House Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Olympic German Pin Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Delicious Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Wealthy Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Rockefeller Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sergeant Alvin York Linden
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Society of Separatists Zoar Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sacred Grove Sugar Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Theodore Klein Flowering Crab
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ulysses S. Grant Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Versailles Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Village Blacksmith Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wright Brothers Walnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wye Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Zollie Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed
Storm Lake, Iowa: Sunset Park Eagle Sculpture

Storm Lake, Iowa: The Pioneer Sculpture
Storm Lake, Iowa: Carved Eagle Sculpture

Storm Lake, Iowa: Carved Eagle Sculpture

In Chautauqua Park in Storm Lake, Iowa is this carved eagle sculpture:

Previous articles in the series:
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Introduction
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Alex Haley Silver Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, American Sycamore Moon
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ann Rutledge Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Basking Ridge Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Buffalo Bill Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Bunker Hill Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Charter Oak

Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Chuck Yeager Butternut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Colonel Sander Ash
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Ben Butler Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Sherman Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Rogers Clark Kentucky Coffee Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Washington Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Henry Clay Ginko Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Isaac Newton Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, James Witcomb Riley Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Jefferson, Iowa Council Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Governor's Elm of Kentucky
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lincoln White Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lindbergh Crab Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Little House Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Olympic German Pin Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Delicious Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Wealthy Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Rockefeller Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sergeant Alvin York Linden
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Society of Separatists Zoar Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sacred Grove Sugar Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Theodore Klein Flowering Crab
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ulysses S. Grant Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Versailles Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Village Blacksmith Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wright Brothers Walnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wye Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Zollie Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed
Storm Lake, Iowa: Sunset Park Eagle Sculpture

Storm Lake, Iowa: The Pioneer Sculpture

Storm Lake, Iowa: Sunset Park Eagle Sculpture

At Sunset Park in Storm Lake, Iowa is this eagle sculpture:

Previous articles in the series:
Previous articles in the series:
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Introduction
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Alex Haley Silver Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, American Sycamore Moon
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ann Rutledge Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Basking Ridge Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Buffalo Bill Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Bunker Hill Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Charter Oak

Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Chuck Yeager Butternut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Colonel Sander Ash
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Ben Butler Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, General Sherman Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Rogers Clark Kentucky Coffee Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, George Washington Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Henry Clay Ginko Tree
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Isaac Newton Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, James Witcomb Riley Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Jefferson, Iowa Council Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Governor's Elm of Kentucky
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lincoln White Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Lindbergh Crab Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Little House Cottonwood
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Olympic German Pin Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Delicious Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Original Wealthy Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Rockefeller Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sergeant Alvin York Linden
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Society of Separatists Zoar Apple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Sacred Grove Sugar Maple
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Theodore Klein Flowering Crab
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Ulysses S. Grant Trees
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Versailles Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Village Blacksmith Chestnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wright Brothers Walnut
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Wye Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Zollie Oak
Storm Lake, Iowa: Living Heritage Tree Museum, Johnny Appleseed

Historic South Dakota: Sioux Falls, United States Courthouse

Timeline:

November 2, 1889 - South Dakota became a state.

December 29, 1890 - The U.S. Army 7th Calvary Regiment entered a Lakota Camp at Wounded Knee to disarm the residents when a fight occurred.  A Shot was fired and the Army soldiers panicked and began shooting indiscriminately at the Native Americans. When it was over 150 men, women and children of the Lakota tribe had been killed. 25 Army soldiers were also killed by friendly fire.

After the incident it was decided a federal building in Sioux Falls was needed to create a sense of stability for the young state. and act as a beacon of permanence and sophistication for the current and new settlers.

July 22, 1891 - The U.S. Government purchased a two lot parcel on the corner of 12th Street and Philips Avenue dedicated to the construction of a Federal building in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The bill to fund the structure was introduced by South Dakota's first Senator, Richard Pettigrew.

Supervising Architect of the Treasury, W.J. Edbrooke designed the building to house a post office on the first floor and a courthouse on the second floor with the main entrance on Phillips Avenue. Part of the original design was a basement for storage. The style of the exterior is Richardsonian Romanesque with wide arches, rusticated stone accented with smooth stone finishes and monumental massing.

1892 to 1895 - The construction of the new Federal building took place at a cost of $152,000.

1895 - President Benjamin Harrison appoints Judge Alonzo J. Edgerton as the first judge to occupy the courthouse.

1911 to 1913 - Under supervising Architect of the Treasury, James Knox Taylor the building was extended 30 feet to the east and the third floor was added.

Substantial interior alterations were also completed. The post office lobby was extended, the turret stair was replaced with a new marble stair was placed in the southwest portion of the original building and an elevator was installed in the adjacent lobby. The new public hallways, lobbies and stairs featured marble baseboards, treads, landings and terrazzo with a marble border served as flooring.

1931 to 1933 - Under the direction of Supervising Architect of the Treasury James A. Wetmore a two story wing with full basement was added to the east side of the building. Like the 1911 alterations, the new addition was sympathetic to the original building.

1941 - A new elevator is installed.

1956 - A new freight elevator is installed.

1967 - Original slate roof is replaced with green asphalt shingles.

1968 - The post office was relocated to another building. But many features remained the same, including the 1911 iron and marble stairs, the oak paneled courtroom and two small vaults with mural scenes painted on the the doors. The first floor is "modernized".

1972 - New slate roof is installed over asphalt shingles. Second floor southwest judge's suite is remodeled.

1974 - The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1981 - Third floor mechanical upgraded and remodeled.

1982 to 1983 - Historic courtroom and surrounding spaces remodeled.

1985 - Historic courtroom restored.

1993 - All brass piping replaced with copper.

1995 - The buildings centennial celebration occurs. Pre-1995 new courtroom on the first floor constructed.

2000 - New courtroom on the second floor constructed.

Present Day - The building houses federal offices and courts.

U.S. Courthouse, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Historic South Dakota: Sioux Falls, Historic Sculpture

Through out the history of Sioux Falls, South Dakota several of its buildings have been torn down and new buildings constructed in their place. Pieces from some of the old, former buildings survived the demolition and were salvaged to be used on the newer building and/or put on public display such as this eagle:

Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Flagpole

This 65 foot pole was dedicated to the memory of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) and donated to the state by the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic during their 65th National Encampment of the G.A.R. in 1931. On one side of the base is a bronze engraving of Abraham Lincoln, on the other the Union Army symbol with an eagle.

The flagpole stands at the Iowa State Capitol Complex and is part of the Monuments and Memorials Tour in Des Moines.

Previous articles in the series:
Allison Monument
American Revolution
Bicentennial Fountain
Bicentennial Time Capsule
Centennial Time Capsule
Christopher Columbus Memorial
Cornerstone
Crocker Memorial
Daniel Cooper Memorial Tree