Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway
Appearance
The Willmar and Sioux Falls Railway ran between Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Willmar, Minnesota. The railroad was built by E. A. Sherman and John M. Spicer[1] of Willmar, under the direction of James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railway. Sherman and Spicer located, named, and platted all of the towns along the line for a distance of 149 miles.[2] The line was sold to the Great Northern Railroad on July 1, 1907.
References
[edit]- ^ "History - Green Lake Property Owner's Association". www.greenlakespicer.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014.
- ^ History of Dakota Territory by George W. Kingsbury (1915), page 482–9
Categories:
- Minnesota railroads
- Transportation in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Transportation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Great Northern Railway (U.S.) subsidiaries
- Defunct South Dakota railroads
- Defunct Minnesota railroads
- Transportation in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
- History of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Midwestern United States transportation stubs
- South Dakota stubs
- United States rail transportation stubs