![]() ![]() Geography Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.03 square miles (10.44 km 2), all land. On March 24, 1967, in Vermillion, Thomas James White Hawk and William Stands murdered jeweler James Yeado and raped his wife. John Philip Sousa conducted the Sousa Band on October 26, 1926, at the facility that in 1929 became known as Slagle Auditorium. Along with Eugene Chafin, they toured South Dakota by train, including stops in Mitchell, Tripp, Yankton, and Elk Point. Presidency in the 1908 election-spoke in Vermillion on September 28 and 29, 1908, respectively. William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft-candidates for the U.S. The original town was entirely below the bluffs on the banks of the Missouri River, and three-quarters of it washed away in the Great Flood of 1881. The town was considered for the site of South Dakota's first mental institution (now the Human Services Center) in 1873, but the hospital was eventually awarded to nearby Yankton. In May 1843, John James Audubon visited the Vermillion ravine to view the bird life. The previous day, they had killed their first bison the next day, they climbed Spirit Mound. Lewis and Clark camped at the mouth of the Vermillion River near the present-day town on August 24, 1804. Major farm products include corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion has a mixed academic and rural character: the university is a major academic institution for the state, with its only law and medical schools and its only AACSB-accredited business school. The name refers to the Lakota name: wa sa wak pa'la (red stream). Vermillion was founded in 1859 and incorporated in 1873. French fur traders first visited in the late 18th century. The area has been home to Native American tribes for centuries. The city lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 11,695. It is in the southeastern corner of South Dakota, United States, and is the state's 12th-largest city. Vermillion ( Lakota: Waséoyuze "The Place Where Vermilion is Obtained") is a city in the county seat of Clay County.
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