South Dakota Fast Facts
Date Admitted to the Union:
November 2, 1889 - South Dakota was the 40th state.
South Dakota State Capital:
Pierre
State Nickname:
Mount Rushmore State
State Motto:
Under God the people rule
South Dakota State Bird:
Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant
South Dakota State Flower:
American Pasqueflower
South Dakota State Tree:
Black Hills Spruce
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
Famous People From South Dakota :
November 2, 1889 - South Dakota was the 40th state.
South Dakota State Capital:
Pierre
State Nickname:
Mount Rushmore State
State Motto:
Under God the people rule
South Dakota State Bird:
Chinese Ring-Necked Pheasant
South Dakota State Flower:
American Pasqueflower
South Dakota State Tree:
Black Hills Spruce
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
- Sioux Falls
Famous People From South Dakota :
- Tom Brokaw, News Anchor
- Sitting Bull, Hunkpappa Sioux Chief
- Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux Chief
- Hubert Humphrey, Vice President Under President Lyndon Johnson
- Orlando Lawrence, Inventor
- George McGovern, Politician
- Red Cloud, Oglala Sioux Chief
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