South Dakota

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South Dakota
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State Symbols

• Flower Pasque
• Bird Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant
• Motto Under God the People Rule
• Fossil Triceratops
• Animal Coyote
• Song Hail South Dakota

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History

• South Dakota has a lot of National Monuments
  including Custer National Park, Badlands
  National Park, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial,
  and Lots of other Historical sites.
• South Dakota became a state on November 2,1889
• In 1874 Gold was discovered in Black Hills.

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Geography

• South Dakota is in the Midwest region
• Highest Point Harney Peak, Mt. Rushmore South
  Dakota.
• Lowest Point Big Stone Lake, East Point South
  Dakota.
• South Dakota ranks 47th in size among the U.S
• South Dakota gets about 14-25 in. of rain and
  about 25-100 in. of snow. Temperatures range from
  10-96 degrees.
• In South Dakota Tornadoes and Floods are common.
  

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Capital

• Capital Pierre
• Pierre Population 14,052
• Largest Cities Sioux Falls 139,517, Rapid City
  62,167, Aberdeen 24 ,098, Water Town 20,265 These
  populations were taken January 7,2005
• South Dakotas population775,933

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Interesting Facts

• Famous People Tom Brokaw NBC nightly News, Crazy
  Horse Indian Chief , Cheryl Ladd Actress for
  Charlies Angels, Lewis Clark for their
  expedition across South Dakota
• Inhabitants are called South Dakotans
• Postal Abbreviations SD

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Conclusion

• If I were to go to South Dakota I would see the
  beautiful wildlife filled National Parks
• Also I would go to all the great festivals and
  the Indian reservations
• The Corn Palace would be another wonderful place
  to see
• South Dakota has a lot of History from Indians to
  National Parks to Mt. Rushmore

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Credits

• www.Culturegrams.com
• www.50states.com
• www.Upack.com
• World Almanac of South Dakota
• South Dakota vacation guide
• World Book encyclopedia 2002