Notable People
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Anderson, Andrew G.
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Booge, James
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Bruguier, Theophile
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Clark, M. G.
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Cook, Dr. John
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Crary, Margaret
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Darling, J.N. “Ding”
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Davidson Brothers-Ben, Dave and Abe
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Eaton, Fred L.
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Eichelberger, Dr. Agnes
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Floyd, Sergeant Charles
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Garretson, Arthur
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Gordon, William
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Haddock, Reverend George
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Hedges Brothers-Charles & Daniel
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Henderson, Gertrude Brown
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Hopkins, Harry
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Kucinski, Leo
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Leonais, Joseph
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Leonais, Rosalie Menard
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Martin, T. S. Family
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Micheaux, Oscar
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Peirce, John
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Peters, Edwin
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Rice, Sergeant John R.
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Safford, Mary Augusta
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Sanford, Stella
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Short, Wallace Mertin
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Thompson, William
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Treglia, Mary and the Mary Treglia Community House
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Trosper, Elzona
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War Eagle
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Weare, George
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Wilkins, Mary
Crary, Margaret
Darling, J.N. “Ding”
Darling was born in Michigan in 1876 at the same time as the United States’ centennial. His family moved to Sioux City in 1885 when his father, Marcellus Darling, accepted a position as a minister at First Congregational Church. Some of Darling’s best memories came from his childhood in Sioux City. He loved the tall grass fields in South Dakota where he and his brother played. Darling sat on the banks of the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers listening to the sounds of nature on summer nights. It was in the prairies around Sioux City that Darling discovered his love of nature. Eaton, Fred L.
When Fred Eaton arrived in Sioux City, the boom days were over and many businesses were in ruins. The stockyards, elevated railway, Combination Bridge and many other businesses were bankrupt. Eaton convinced a majority of the eastern investors that restoring economic health to Sioux City would be of financial benefit to them. Under his direction, the Credits Commutation Company voted to support the completion of the Combination Bridge and Eaton became the secretary/treasurer of the new combination bridge company. Davidson Brothers-Ben, Dave and Abe
Ben heard about the many opportunities in the west, and made plans to improve his situation. He bought some tin goods and peddled his wares from town to town. He worked his way west until he arrived in Omaha, Nebraska. There, he became ill and had to stop for three months. When he recovered, he set out for Sioux City, arriving on July 10, 1881. When Mayor Swartz kindly allowed to him peddle his goods without a license, Ben decided to make Sioux City his home. Eichelberger, Dr. AgnesSioux City's first woman doctor, Dr. Agnes Eichelberger (1864-1923) devoted her life to the care of women, children and infants. Known for her generous heart and great kindness, the pioneering Dr. Eichelberger brought quality maternity care to all women of Sioux City, regardless of financial status. Born in Lewiston, Illinois in 1864, Eichelberger's first job was as a clerk in her father's department store. She dreamed, however, of becoming a medical missionary, a career that her father opposed. With her mother's encouragement, she attended Hartman and Oberlin Colleges. Next, she enrolled in Northwestern University in Chicago and obtained experience in the Women's Division of Cook County Hospital. She graduated with honors in 1888 and received an internship at Cook County, where she acted as house surgeon in 1889. More Articles... |