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Did you know the world’s first corn palace was in Sioux City? On October 3, 1887, the world’s first corn palace opened in Sioux City. Located in downtown Sioux City, over time, five corn palaces celebrating the harvest of Iowa’s most common crop blossomed on the bank of the Missouri in Woodbury County. | Notes on Iowa

You’ve probably heard of the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. But here’s a fun piece of Sioux City history many people don’t know. Sioux City had the very first Corn Palace. From 1887 to 1891, Sioux City built five Corn Palaces that drew national attention and massive crowds. These weren’t small displays. They were full-scale buildings decorated inside and out with thousands of bushels of corn, created to celebrate agriculture, attract tourism, and showcase a rapidly growing city. The timi