Editing Harrisburg, South Dakota (section)

==History==
Before the railroad was built through [[Lincoln County, South Dakota|Lincoln County]], a stagecoach brought mail to the Johnson Harris Homestead located on Nine Mile Creek in Dayton Township. Johnson Harris named the post office Harrisburg in honor of himself.<ref name="History">Harrisburg Economic Development Board, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130903220011/http://www.harrisburg.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7BA7E6811A-D879-4C7C-A19F-F0A55FD49B95%7D/uploads/Harrisburg_Layout_LoRes.pdf "History"], "Harrisburg South Dakota Community Profile", 2011-2012</ref>

The history of Harrisburg started August 1, 1879, when the first train came rolling through the territory. The train went from [[Sioux City, Iowa]], to [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]. The post office was moved to the Emory J. Darling Homestead, 1 mile south of what is now Harrisburg. The post office was called Salina in honor of Mrs. Jim Stillwell, an early settler and a highly respected teacher.<ref name="History"/>

Finally in 1890, the depot was moved to its present site. The post office took back its original name and the town of Harrisburg was born.

One of the many early businesses in Harrisburg was the State Bank, ''circa'' 1901–1945. The bank's building is still located in its original spot at 101 Railroad Ave.<ref name="History"/> The bank itself was built in 1899 and completely restored in 2006 by its current owner RISE, Inc. is a construction management/structural engineering firm.<ref>RISE, Incorporated, [http://www.riseincorp.com/about_company/contact.php "Contact RISE Inc."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126100908/http://riseincorp.com/about_company/contact.php |date=November 26, 2013 }}, RISE Incorporated, June 4, 2013</ref>

Much mystery surrounds the old bank building, including whether or not the infamous bandit [[John Dillinger]] stopped to rob it. According to popular legend, after Dillinger robbed the bank, he fired a round into the teller counter as a reminder not to follow him out. That bullet hole remains there today.<ref name="History"/>