Statehood:
November 2, 1889 (40th State
State song: "Hail!
South Dakota
" (1943)
State bird: ring-necked pheasant (1943)
State tree: black hills spruce (1947)
State flower: American pasqueflower (1903)
State Grass: Western wheat grass (1970);
State Soil: houdek (1990);
State Insect: honeybee (1978);
State Animal: coyote (1949);
State Mineral stone: rose quartz (1966);
State Gemstone: fairburn agate (1966);
State Colors: blue and gold (in state flag);
State Fish: walleye (1982);
State Musical instrument: fiddle (1989);
State Dessert: kuchen (2000)
State Motto: "Under God the people rule"
State Nickname:
Mount Rushmore State
Highest Point: The highest point in
South Dakota
is
Harney Peak
at 7,242 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
South Dakota
is
Big Stone Lake
at 966 feet above sea level.
Largest cities: Sioux Falls, 139,517;
Rapid City
, 62,167;
Aberdeen
, 24,098;
Watertown
, 20,265; Brookings, 18,715; Mitchell, 14,696;
Pierre
, 14,052; Yankton, 13,716; Huron, 11,086; Vermillion, 9,964:
Famous
Sparky Anderson baseball manager, Bridgewater
Tom Brokaw TV newscaster, Webster
John James Exon senator, Geddes
Myron Floren accordionist, Roslyn
Joe Foss governor, 1st Commissioner of the American Football League, Sioux
Falls
Joseph Hansen author, Aberdeen
Crazy Horse Oglala chief
Oscar Howe Sioux artist, Joe Creek
Hubert H. Humphrey senator and vice pr:
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