No, Ben Franklin did not discover South Dakota.
South Dakota was admitted on November 2, 1889, under Benjamin Harrison.
The US state of South Dakota was founded on November 2, 1889 when President Benjamin Harrison signed the proclamation admitting South Dakota to the union.
South Dakota Granite
Benjamin Kroger was born on February 13, 1976, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, USA.
The 23rd President was Benjamin Harrison
President Benjamin Harrison signed the Act of Admission papers for both North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
North Dakota and South Dakota were both part of the Dakota Territory. The Dakota Territory was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota when President Benjamin Harrison signed proclamations in Washington, DC, on November 2, 1889, formally admitting both North Dakota and South Dakota to the union. President Harrison had the papers shuffled so that no one would know which proclamation was signed first.
Those six states are: North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Washington Montana Idaho
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No specific person or group is credited with founding South Dakota. South Dakota was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Dakota Territory was established in 1861 by the US Government. The Enabling Act of 1889 allowed several states to form state governments and gain admission to the union. The Dakota Territory was split into two states, North Dakota and South Dakota. On November 2, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed the documents creating the two states.
No specific person or group is credited with founding South Dakota. South Dakota was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Dakota Territory was established in 1861 by the US Government. The Enabling Act of 1889 allowed several states to form state governments and gain admission to the union. The Dakota Territory was split into two states, North Dakota and South Dakota. On November 2, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed the documents creating the two states.
North Dakota is accepted as the 39th US State based on "N" coming before "S" in the alphabet. President Benjamin Harrison signed the proclamations admitting both North Dakota and South Dakota "in the blind" after having the paperwork shuffled so that it would forever remain a mystery as to which one was the senior state.