SDPB Documentaries
Sioux Falls Stockyards - The Beginning
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How the construction of a large livestock facility was possible in Sioux Falls.
Improved roads and the construction of a large meat packing plant in 1908 made Sioux Falls an attractive location for a livestock market in the 1910s.
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SDPB Documentaries
Sioux Falls Stockyards - The Beginning
Clip: Special | 1m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Improved roads and the construction of a large meat packing plant in 1908 made Sioux Falls an attractive location for a livestock market in the 1910s.
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
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Sioux Falls Stockyards - History Lost... and Found
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A 1917 photo of the Stockyards was lost for 63 years but found in an odd place. (1m 38s)
Sioux Falls Stockyards - The Long Heydey
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At one time, the Sioux Falls Stockyards were the 10th largest in the U.S. (2m 38s)
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