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The South Dakota Central Railway was a railroad that ran between the cities of Sioux Falls and Watertown. The railroad was organized and operated by local businessmen.[1] Sioux Falls lawyer Joe Kirby served as the railroad's vice president and attorney.



History[edit]


Construction of the line began in 1904. The new towns were created along the line are as follows: Crooks, Colton, Huntimer, Chester, Nunda, Sinai, Lyons, Lake Norden, Ahnberg, Rutland, Badger, Thomas, Foley, and Hayti.[2]Frederick Maytag invested in the railroad in 1904. At about the same time he established the Maytag Company which made washing machines.[3]


The railroad suffered chronic financial difficulties.[4] It went into receivership in 1908 and was sold in 1916 in accordance with a bankruptcy court order. It eventually came under the control of the Great Northern Railway.[5]


Maytag lost money on his railroad investment, and even reimbursed friends who invested in the venture on his advice.[6]



References[edit]




  1. ^ The Influence of Railroads Upon the Process and Patterns of Settlement in South Dakota, by James Frederic Hamburg (1970), page 266


  2. ^ The Influence of Railroads Upon the Process and Patterns of Settlement in South Dakota, by James Frederic Hamburg (1970), page 266


  3. ^ Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (1983) H-M page 875


  4. ^ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6AZX_South_Dakota_Central_Lake_Norden_South_Dakota


  5. ^ US Interstate Commerce Reports (Valuation Reports) 1927, pages 207-208


  6. ^ Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (1983) H-M page 875















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