State Information
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South Dakota
"the fortieth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
October 23, 2006 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts a Chinese
ring-necked Pheasant, the state bird, soaring over Mount Rushmore's "Shrine of
Democracy" the faces of Presidents Geroge Washington, Thomas Jeffferson, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln carved in stone. The shrine was started in 1927 and took
fourteen years to build. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
November 2, 1889 |
Bits of History
Update:
What state was admitted to the Union on the same month and day as
Armistice Day? What does Armistice Day (now called Veterans' Day) celebrate?
Presidents on Mount Rushmore - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln |
| Order
Admitted: |
40 |
| Capital:
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Pierre |
| Largest
City: |
Sioux
Falls |
| Nickname: |
Mount Rushmore State |
| State
Bird: |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
| State
Flower: |
Pasqueflower |
| State
Tree: |
White Spruce |
| State
Motto: |
"Under
God the People Rule" |
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State Name Origin:
South Dakota was part of the original Dakota Territory and the home of the Souix or
Dacotah
Indians.
Fun State Facts:
South Dakota has a population of 734,800, 45th in the
nation. Its land area is 75,898 square
miles,16th in the nation. The highest point is Harney Peak at 7,242 feet above sea level.
Bowdle,
population 549, claims to have the tallest water tower in South Dakota. The Souix Nation
is
comprised of the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota Indian tribes. The entire city of
Deadwood in
the Black Hills is on the National Historic Register and in the early years was one of the
west's
wildest cities. Home, during the gold rush era of the 1870's, to "Wild Bill"
Hickok, Mary Jane
"Calamity Jane" Burke, and Jack McCall among others. A must visit on vacation
time.
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