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South DakotaWritten by Larry and Nathaniel
  • The word Dakota means friend.
  • South Dakota was admitted to the United States on
    November 2 ,1889 .
  • The highest point in South Dakota is Harney Peak.
    It is 7,242 feet above sea level.
  • The lowest point is Big Stone Lake. It is 962
    feet above sea level.

2
Major Industries
  • Farming grain, cattle (beef and hogs)
  • Manufacturing processed food products, meat
    packing, tools and machinery
  • Mining gold, silver,mica, and oil

3
Tourist Attractions
  • Mount Rushmore heads of four presidents-George
    Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt,
    and Abraham Lincoln
  • Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer, South Dakota
  • Badlands National Park, southwest between the
    White and Cheyenne rivers..


4
Famous People
  • Sitting Bull- Sioux Indian, fought in a battle
    when he was fourteen.
  • Hubert Humphrey- born in Wallace, South Dakota,
    became vice president of United States .
  • George McGovern, born in Avon, South Dakota, was
    a famous pilot during World War 11. He became
    senator in 1962.

5
States That Border
  • East Minnesota and Iowa
  • West Montana and Wyoming
  • North North Dakota
  • South Nebraska

6
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  • The heads of four presidents are carved in the
    mountain George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
    Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

7
South Dakota
  • The state insect is the Honey Bee.
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