South+Dakota

=﻿﻿ ﻿ ﻿South Dakota ﻿This page was created by Sam = = ﻿Nickname:Mount Rushmore = = Capital:Pierre = = Admission to Statehood:November 2,1889 = =South Dakota State Flag **The South Dakota flag features the state seal surrounded by a golden blazing sun in a field of sky blue. Letters reading "South Dakota, The Mount Rushmore State", the official state nickname, are arranged in a circle around the sun 50.states.com **=

The Chinese ring-necked pheasant is the state bird. It was introduced to South Dakota in 1898 and is easily recognized by its colorful plumage. It is also known for its delicious meat. Since it is primarily a Midwestern bird, pheasant is considered a delicacy in many other states.
 * == State Bird of [|South Dakota] ==

|| = The State Bird is the Ring-Necked Pheasant. = = ﻿ The pasque is the state flower. It is also called the May Day flower. It grows wild throughout the state, and its blooming is one of the first signs of spring in South Dakota. A member of the buttercup family, the pasque is a small, lavender flower. = 50states.com

Flower: Monoecious; males reddish but turning yellow; females purple. Fruit: Cones are 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, cigar-shaped, light brown in color. Scales are rounded with entire margins. Maturing in August. Twig: Slender, light brown or pale, sometimes glaucous, hairless. Needles borne on woody pegs. Bark: Thin, gray-brown in color, smooth, later flaky or scaly. Form: Conical, medium-sized trees.


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﻿The Arikara and the Cheyenne were the main tribes that lived there.

In the 1800s the Sioux took there land.

The Missouri River cuts though South Dakota.

South Dakota has strange rock formations.

Place to Visit:Mount Rushmore

Place to Visit:Adams Museum

Fun Fact:Mount Rushmore is the world's greatest mountain carving.

Fun Fact:South Dakota is home to the Sioux Indians.


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