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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.
From the early 1920s through the 1980s, trucks and trains hauled livestock in and out of the Sioux Falls Stockyards 24/7.
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SDPB Documentaries
Sioux Falls Stockyards - The Long Heydey
Clip: Special | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
From the early 1920s through the 1980s, trucks and trains hauled livestock in and out of the Sioux Falls Stockyards 24/7.
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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 Beginning
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How the construction of a large livestock facility was possible in Sioux Falls. (1m 21s)
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