[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to recognize 
Sioux Falls, SD. The city of Sioux Falls will celebrate the 150th 
anniversary of its founding this year.
  Located in Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls was founded on the banks of 
the Big Sioux River. The city of Sioux Falls began after speculators 
from the Western Town Company claimed the town site in 1856. Sioux 
Falls has been a successful thriving community for the past 150 years, 
and I am confident it will continue to grow and prosper.
  I offer my congratulations to Sioux Falls on their anniversary, and I 
wish them continued prosperity in the years to come.

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