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Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA



 


Notizen:
Wikipedia 2015:

Vermillion (Lakota: Waseoyuze; "The Place Where Vermilion is Obtained") is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the State of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.

The area has been home to various Native American tribes for centuries. French fur traders first visited in the late 18th century. Vermillion was founded in 1859 and incorporated in 1873. The name refers to the Lakota name: wa sa wak pa'la (red stream).

Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion has a mixed academic and rural character: The university is a major academic institution for the state, boasting the state's only law and medical school, and the state's only AACSB accredited business school. Major farm products include corn, soybeans, and alfalfa.

Vermillion is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) from the proposed site of a Hyperion oil refinery (formerly known as the Gorilla Project).

History:

Lewis and Clark camped at the mouth of the Vermillion River near the present-day town on August 24, 1804. The previous day, they had killed their first bison; and the following day, they climbed Spirit Mound, according to Clark's journal.

In May 1843, John James Audubon visited the Vermillion ravine to view the bird life. The town was considered for the location of South Dakota's first mental institution (now the Human Services Center) in 1873, although the hospital was eventually located in nearby Yankton.

The original town was entirely located below the bluffs on the banks of the Missouri River, and three-quarters of the town was washed away in the Great Flood of 1881.

Presidential candidates William Jennings Bryan visited and spoke in Vermillion on September 28, 1908, and William Howard Taft on the next day.

John Philip Sousa conducted the Sousa Band on October 26, 1926, at the facility that became known as Slagle Auditorium in 1929.

On March 24, 1967, Thomas James White Hawk and William Stands murdered the Vermillion jeweler James Yeado and raped his wife.

Donald Opperman's car was parked illegally on the streets on December 10, 1973, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court case South Dakota v. Opperman, decided March 29, 1976.

Ort : Geographische Breite: 42.7794417, Geographische Länge: -96.92921039999999


Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Carlson, Carl F.  17 Apr 2015Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  I32996
2 Frank, Erna Mae  4 Feb 2016Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA I32990
3 Kuk, Gustave  29 Jun 1941Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  I65645
4 Stroh, Peter G.  21 Jun 1980Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  I233669

Eheschließung

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   Familie    Eheschließung    Familien-Kennung 
1 Grimme / Janssen  15 Apr 1933Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  F44437
2 Reichel / Larsen  8 Nov 1932Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  F11821
3 Verplank / Stone  26 Jun 1950Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  F5228