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Eureka Brewing Company of Yankton, South Dakota, USA

Dates Trade Name Historic Address
1870 - 1882 John Foerster *
1882 - 1887 Mrs. Eliza Foerster *
1887 - 1896 Foerster's Brewery *
1896 - 1897 Paul Keller *
1898 - 1899 Eureka Brewing Co. *
  • The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown

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6th August 1838    

John Adolph Foerster was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He emigrated to America in the middle of the 19th century and settled in Sioux City, Iowa, where he married Eliza Braun, also a Hessian im... View More

1870     FoundedJohn Foerster*

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1878    

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Circa: 22nd April 1879    

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Circa: 1880    

1882     Mrs. Eliza Foerster*

1887     Foerster's Brewery*

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1st May 1890    

Prohibition in South Dakota Begins.  On October 4, 1889 The new state of South Dakota's Constitution appeared on the same ballot as statewide Prohibition.  Both items were passed by c... View More

1896     Paul Keller*

1898     Eureka Brewing Co.*

1899 ClosedEureka Brewing Co.