South Dakota

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**South Dakota**
Capital	Pierre
Nickname	Mount Rushmore State
Official Language	English
Governor	M. Michael Rounds, R
Senators	Tim Johnson, D; John Thune, R
Admission to Union	November 2, 1889 (40th)
	Motto: "Liberty and Union Now and Forever; One and Inseparable"

South Dakota was the fortieth state to enter into the Union, on November 2, 1889. It entered the same day as North Dakota, but is considered to be second because of the alphabetical order. The state capital is Pierre, and the largest city is Sioux Falls. ^[1]

Acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, the region that is now South Dakota was originally part of the Dakota Territory, before being separated from North Dakota.

The state is bordered on the north by North Dakota, on the south by Nebraska, on the east by Minnesota and Iowa, and on the west by Wyoming and Montana. ^[2]

South Dakota is known for its Black Hills, the highest point of which is 7,242 ft at Harney Peak. The indigenous Indian peoples are the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation. Lewis and Clark traveled through South Dakota in 1804 and 1806 on their journey to the West Coast. ^[3]

1 Famous Places in South Dakota
2 State Facts
3 Notable people from South Dakota
4 References

Famous Places in South Dakota

Mount Rushmore is the most famous site in South Dakota, it is a mountain carved to show the heads of 4 United States Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln.

Other notable sites include: