Origin of Name: From the Sioux tribe, meaning allies
South Dakota State:
Capital: Motto: Under God the people rule
State Seal Animal: Bird: Fish: Flower: Fossil: Insect: Jewelry: Song:
Things to Know
Famous for its likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt
A region of barren ravines and cliffs.
The highest mountains east of the Rockies.
The Dakota, Lakota and Nakota Indian tribes make up the Sioux Nation.
Lewis and Clark spent the late-summer and early fall of 1804 exploring present-day South Dakota.
The World's Only is in Mitchell, SD.
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Producing corn, wheat, barley, rye, flaxseed, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seeds, honey, cattle, sheep, and hogs. South Dakota is the second largest producer of flaxseed and sunflower seed in the nation. It is the third largest producer of hay and rye.
Fossils of extinct species, giant wooly mammoths and dinosaur bones have been discovered in South Dakota.
Major Rivers: Cheyenne River, James River, Missouri River, White River
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