How did South Dakota get its first nickname?

Answer 1

South Dakota's official nickname is "The Mount Rushmore State" because Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In 1980, the SD State Legislature voted to change the state nickname from "The Sunshine State" to "The Mount Rushmore State".

Answer 2

South Dakota's first nick name was "The Sunshine State" because it was on the state flag.

At the suggestion of Seth Bullock and State Senator Ernest May, the state flag was designed by Ida M. Anding, legislative librarian, in 1909. The flag displayed a "blazing sun of gold" on one side with the South Dakota State Seal on the other. The words, "The Sunshine State" were located below the sun.

The words, "The Sunshine State" were considered the state nickname until "The Mount Rushmore State" was officially adopted as the state nickname in 1980. However, the words were not changed on the SD flag until 1992, when the SD State Legislature changed the law regarding the state flag.

Answer 3

The Dakotas are a Native American tribe, a sect of the Sioux, that used to live in and around what is now North and South Dakota. The region was known as the Dakota Territory, until it applied for statehood. The region was split in two, North and South, for political reasons.

Answer 4

The Mount Rushmore State: Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota.

The Sunshine State: The words, "The Sunshine State" were put on South Dakota's state flag when it was designed and adopted in 1909.

The Blizzard State: South Dakota has severe winter weather.

The Coyote State: South Dakota's state animal is the coyote.

The Artesian State: There is a large number of artesian wells in South Dakota.

Land of Infinite Variety: Used as a South Dakota Tourism promotional name.

Answer 5

South Dakota's official nickname is "The Mount Rushmore State."

Answer 6

South Dakota got its official state nickname "The Mount Rushmore State" because Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located in the state.