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Dakota was what the Sioux Indians called themselves.
South Dakota's official flag was adopted in 1963. The flag is sky blue with state seal in the center (surrounded by yellow rays are the words, "South Dakota" and "The Mount Rushmore State"). South Dakota's state seal pictures a farmer plowing a field, a river, forests, mountains, a steamboat, and the motto, "Under God the People Rule." South Dakota's original flag (adopted in 1909) had an image of the sun on the front and the state's seal on the back. In 1963, the state's seal and the sun's rays were both placed on the front of the flag (with nothing on the back of the flag). In 1992 the old motto, "The Sunshine State," was changed to "The Mount Rushmore State" (this is because Florida is commonly known as the Sunshine State). The original flag's design was by Senator Ernest May and Doane Robinson, secretary of the State Historical Society. Will Robinson, Doane Robinson's son, redesigned the flag in 1963.
10 Largest cities in South Dakota (2003): Sioux Falls, 133,834; Rapid City, 60,876; Aberdeen, 24,086; Watertown, 20,191; Brookings, 18,464; Mitchell, 14,677; Pierre, 13,939; Yankton, 13,440; Huron, 11,377; Vermillion, 10,070
Number of counties in South Dakota: 66 (64 county governments)
Largest county in South Dakota by population: Minnehaha, 157,366 (2004)
Largest county in South Dakota by area: Meade, 3,471 sq mi.
South Dakota State Parks: 12 plus 39 recreational areas (87,269 ac.)
South Dakota Land Area: 77,116 sq mi. (199,730 sq km) (17th)
South Dakota Geographic Center: In Hughes Co., 8 mi. NE of Pierre
South Dakota Population: (2004 est) 770,883 (#45)
Exploration of this area began in 1743 when Louis-Joseph and François Verendrye came from France in search of a route to the Pacific.
The U.S. acquired the region as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and it was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804?1806. Fort Pierre, the first permanent settlement, was established in 1817.
Settlement of South Dakota did not begin in earnest until the arrival
of the railroad in 1873 and the discovery of gold in the Black Hills in
1874.
The Black Hills are the highest mountains east of the Rockies. Mt. Rushmore, in this group, is famous for the likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, which were carved in granite by Gutzon Borglum. A memorial to Crazy Horse is also being carved in granite near Custer.
Other tourist attractions include the Badlands; the World's Only Corn
Palace, in Mitchell; and the city of Deadwood, where Wild Bill Hickok
was killed in 1876 and where gambling was recently legalized.
South Dakota Agriculture: Cattle, wheat, hay, rye, flaxseed, sunflower seed. Durable-goods manufacturing and private services have evolved as the drivers of the economy. Tourism is also a booming industry in the state, generating over a billion dollars' worth of economic activity each year.
South Dakota Industry: Durable-goods manufacturing and private services have evolved as the drivers of the economy. Tourism is also a booming industry in the state, generating over a billion dollars' worth of economic activity each year.
Mortgage Loans & Debt Consolidation
2345 Main
Debt, SD 87567
345 234 3456
Offers home equity loans, mortgage loans, home improvement loans, 2nd
mortgages and debt consolidation.
Harlan TenNapel, Realtor Sioux Falls, SD
2701 S. Minnesota Ave, Suite 2
Sioux Falls
605-336-3600
Serving Minnehaha County including Brandon, Dell Rapids, Canton, Tea,
Harrisburg, Hartford, Lennox, Baltic, Valley Springs, Humboldt, Worthing,
Crooks property listings and relocation.
CenDak Realty, Inc.
1205 6th Ave. SW - Suite 3
Aberdeen, SD, 57401
605-725-7000
Real Estate company serving Aberdeen, SD and the Central Dakotas!
Prudential Kahler Realtors
2020 West Omaha
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57702
605 343-7500
PO Box 128
Arnolds Park, Iowa 51331
712-332-9360
Information on the Sioux Falls South Dakota Real Estate mkt, employment,
schools and cost of living.
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