South Dakotas ABC

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South Dakotas ABC
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A is for Agriculture

• Cattle and Calves
• Corn
• Soybeans
• Hogs
• Wheat

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B is for State Bird

• Chinese ring-necked pheasant

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C is for State Capitol Building

• South Dakotas state capitol is called Capitol
  Building

http//www.state.sd.us/state/capitol/capitol/tour/
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D is for Demographics

• White 88.7
• Black or African American 0.6
• American Indian and Alaska Native 8.3
• Asian 0.6
• Hispanic or Latino 1.4

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E is for Entertainment
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F is for Flag, and Flower

• The State Flag
• The state flower is American Pasque

www.oag.state.ny.us/links/ other_ags.html
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G for Goverment

• South Dakotas present state constitution was
  adopted in 1889, and has been amended many times.
  
• Amendments may be proposed by the state
  legislature, by initiative, or by a
  constitutional convention.

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H for Historical events

• South Dakota was first settled by the French and
  Spanish, but later became part of the U.S. with
  the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. 

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I is for Industry

• Retail trade
• Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
• Health services
• Educational services
• Manufacturing, durable goods

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J for Jobs

• Administrative support occupations, including
  clerical
  46,018
• Service occupations, except protective and
  household
  44,859
• Professional specialty occupations
  40,554
• Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations
• 
  36,466

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K is for Kinds of license plates
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L for Landmarks
Mount Rushmore
www.gtbdesign.com/ mark/rushmore.htm
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N for Nicknames

• Some of South Dakotas nicknames are
• Mount Rushmore State
• Coyote State
• Sunshine State

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P for Population
756,600
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R is for Rivers and Lakes

• Missouri River
• Big Sioux River
• White River
• Lake Thompson
• Lake Traverse

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S is for Seal
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T is for Tree

• Black Hills Spruce

www.state.sd.us/ state/sdsym.htm
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U is for Urban Legend and Folklore
A gas station attendant yelled at a lady to come
back and pay for her gas, threatening that if she
did not, he would call the cops if she tried to
drive away (this was right after she had been in
and paid for the gas.) She returned into the
station upset and angry at the attendant, only to
realize that he had called the cops after
spotting a man roll under her car.
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W is for Weather
The state as a whole has hot summers and cold
winters. The Black Hills are generally cooler and
wetter than the surrounding plains area.
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X is for X-tra
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Y is for Yesteryear

• Exploration of this area began in 1743 when
  Louis-Joseph and François Verendrye came from
  France in search of a route to the Pacific

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Z is for Time Zone

• South Dakota is in the Mountain and Central Time
  Zone.

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