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Official nickname. Named for the epic sculpture of the faces of four exalted American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
Founded in 1978, encompasses 379 mi².
Founded in 1903, encompasses 44 mi².
North dakota wanted to change its name to just dakota.
Joined in 1889, quarter released in 2006
Commissioned March 1942 -- BB-57
(Phasianus colchicus)1943
47th among all States and Territories
A cake with an apple filling
Unofficial nickname. Was the official nickname until it was relaced in 1980 by Mount Rushmore State.
Unofficial nickname. Refers to the large number of coyotes in South Dakota. South Dakota adopted the Coyote as state animal in 1949.
November 2, 1889
November 2, 1889 |
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