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This Week in Sioux City History...
July
The first stagecoach to Sioux City from Council Bluffs included Dr. John K. Cook's family.
1855
Jul 12th
Dr. John K. Cook, government surveyor, completed the surveying of township lines in this area
1854
Summer
Dr. John K. Cook chose Sioux City as a new town because it was a propitious site for a commercial center
1854
July
First stage to Sioux City from Council Bluffs (Dr. John K. Cook's family on board)
1855
Summer
Senator G. W. Jones and A. C. Dodge and Congressman Bernhart Henn asked Dr. Cook to select a new townsite in northwest Iowa
1854
Jul 17th
Last Sioux City street car ride
1948
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