left, a logsample that was secured in 1873 by one of the soldiers who had served at the fort, a gentleman named ehrhardt flight. he had been a german immigrant who worked in the brewing industry before serving in the army. when he was mustered out at fort dakota, he remained here in the homesteading and later working as a brewer and malter for a brewing company in sioux falls. he is the one that saved this blog from the barracks building -- this log from the barracks building and donated it to the pettigrew museum in sioux falls. the army actually abandoned the post in late june of 1869. the soldiers from the fort moved west of the missouri river to fort randall immediately. -- what they left behind was what became the basis of the new community of sioux our cities to her staff recently traveled to sue. the coder learn about its registry learn more about sioux falls and other stops in the two tour c-span.org/cities you're watching american history tv, a weekend every weekend on c-span3. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television