House Foundation Ruins original texture

Description

Stonecutter John Elm After arriving in Dakota Territory, John Elm, of Swedish stock, met and in 1887 married Dina Mathison, a Norwegian immigrant. The couple lived in East Sioux Falls, a company town. A quarry company owned the entire town site, including the Elm home, and surrounding land, all with the underlying deposits of Sioux quartzite. See this Wikipedia article for more information about East Sioux Falls, SD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sioux_Falls,_South_Dakota