The indigenous American peoples lived in what is now South Dakota for thousands of years before the coming of Europeans. By the 19th century, the Sioux had become dominant.
In 1861, the Dakota Territory, an organized incorporated territory, was established by the United States government. It was named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory.
The area was settled sparsely by European Americans until the late 19th century, when settlement intensified after a gold rush in the Black Hills, a group of low pine-covered mountains in the southwest part of the state, and the construction of railroads from the east.
The Dakota Territory was split and became the states of North and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
President Benjamin Harrison signed identical documents that created North and South Dakota as states. No one knows which state was the 39th or the 40th to enter the Union because Harrison signed the documents blind and declared, “They were born together; they are one and I will make them twins."
The last major conflict between U.S. military forces and Native Americans took place at Wounded Knee, South Dakota on December 29, 1890. More than 200 Lakota Indians were killed, for the loss of 31 cavalry.
Since 1990, South Dakota has been the only state that celebrates Native American Day instead of Columbus Day.
Pierre, the capital of South Dakota, is the only state capital name that shares no letters with the name of its state.
Pierre's population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second-least populous state capital (after Montpelier, Vermont) in the United States.
Sioux Falls, with a population of about 174,000, is South Dakota's largest city.
The population of South Dakota is 865,454 (2016 estimate), ranking 46th in the United States. The state's land area is 78,116 square miles (199,729 km2), and is ranked the 17th largest.
South Dakota's most famous landmark is Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota in the United States, which has the heads of four of America's presidents carved on its granite face: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the area.
The largest hailstone ever recorded in the US fell in South Dakota in 2010. It measured 8 inches across and weighed nearly 2 pounds.
In 1861, the Dakota Territory, an organized incorporated territory, was established by the United States government. It was named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory.
The area was settled sparsely by European Americans until the late 19th century, when settlement intensified after a gold rush in the Black Hills, a group of low pine-covered mountains in the southwest part of the state, and the construction of railroads from the east.
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| Deadwood, one of Black Hills towns founded after discovery of gold. |
The Dakota Territory was split and became the states of North and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
President Benjamin Harrison signed identical documents that created North and South Dakota as states. No one knows which state was the 39th or the 40th to enter the Union because Harrison signed the documents blind and declared, “They were born together; they are one and I will make them twins."
The last major conflict between U.S. military forces and Native Americans took place at Wounded Knee, South Dakota on December 29, 1890. More than 200 Lakota Indians were killed, for the loss of 31 cavalry.
Since 1990, South Dakota has been the only state that celebrates Native American Day instead of Columbus Day.
Pierre, the capital of South Dakota, is the only state capital name that shares no letters with the name of its state.
Pierre's population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second-least populous state capital (after Montpelier, Vermont) in the United States.
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| South Dakota State Capital building in Pierre by Jake DeGroot |
Sioux Falls, with a population of about 174,000, is South Dakota's largest city.
The population of South Dakota is 865,454 (2016 estimate), ranking 46th in the United States. The state's land area is 78,116 square miles (199,729 km2), and is ranked the 17th largest.
South Dakota's most famous landmark is Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota in the United States, which has the heads of four of America's presidents carved on its granite face: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
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| Mount Rushmore By Jonathunder |
South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the area.
The largest hailstone ever recorded in the US fell in South Dakota in 2010. It measured 8 inches across and weighed nearly 2 pounds.
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