-
The first exporation to reach South Dakota in 1679 was Sieur Dulhat and he came from France.
-
From about this time, knives and tools from Europe showed up on the plains. Horses traded in the southwest and, later, guns that came from the east greatly changed life in Dakota.
-
The united States made the Louisiana Purchase from France. The area that will become South Dakota is part of the Purchase.
-
Joseph LaFramboise started fur trading post at the site of present day fort pierre.
-
The white influx South Dakota gets a boost with the establishment of the settlement at the site of present day Sioux Falls.
-
The White settlement is still coming to South Dakota. there was one more attempt at establishing a territorial government is made.
-
A number of challenges to pierre's status come in succeeding years.
-
The first steps are taken to open large parts of the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian Reservations to white settlement.
