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Huron, South Dakota History – From the 1800s to Today. Huron, located in east central South Dakota, is a result of railroad and land booms in the 1880s. The early history of the town is closely linked with the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Huron is a city in and the county seat of Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,263 at the 2020 census, and it is the 8th most populous city in South Dakota. The first settlement at Huron was made in 1880. Huron is location of the South Dakota State Fair, and of a statue called the World's Largest Pheasant.
City of Huron [From "History of Beadle County, Dakota: Its resources, Agricultural and Mineral Wealth", 1889, Published and Endorsed by the County Commissioners. Transcribed by KS]
Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in South Dakota history. Around 900 CE, constructing earth lodges within villages, the ancestors of the Mandan, Arikara, and Hidatsa tribes begin to plant corn and sunflowers to supplement their hunting practices.
Huron, located in east-central South Dakota, is a result of railroad and land booms in the 1880s. The early history of the town is closely linked with the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Huron, city, seat (1880) of Beadle county, east-central South Dakota, U.S. It lies on the James River about 120 miles (200 km) northwest of Sioux Falls. Established in 1880 as a division headquarters of the Chicago and North Western Railway, it was named for the Huron Indians and developed as an.
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Nov 20, 2012 · Huron History Timeline 1535: Jacques Cartier encountered the Huron on the St. Lawrence River at Hochelaga (Montreal) 1500's: The Huron number between 20,000 - 40,000 people and engaged in continuous warfare with the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy
