Editing Sidney, Iowa (section)

==History==
Sidney was laid out in 1851 and was originally to be named '''Dayton'''. The surveyors were boarding with the Milton Richards family.  Richards' wife suggested they rename the city for her hometown of [[Sidney, Ohio]].

The Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo, operated by American Legion Post No. 128 since 1924, claims to be the world's largest continuous outdoor [[rodeo]]<ref>[http://www.sidneyia.net/history.php Sidney History - sidneyia.net]</ref> and one of the world's largest rodeos with around 38,000 visitors each year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sidneyrodeo.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=48 |title=Sidney Iowa Rodeo History - sidneyrodeo.us |access-date=2008-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331043616/http://www.sidneyrodeo.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=48 |archive-date=2008-03-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The event is held in late July/early August.