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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.
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∙ 12y agoSouth Dakota is accepted as the 40th 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.
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What president signed North Dakota into statehood?
President Benjamin Harrison signed the Act of Admission papers for both North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
Who founded South Dakota?
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.
Who was South Dakota founded by and why?
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.
What is the 41 state in the US in alphabetical order?
South Dakota.
What state comes after South Dakota in alfabetical order?
Tenessee
Which state is farthest south Wyoming or South Dakota?
South Dakota
Is South Dakota north or south of North Dakota?
The US state of South Dakota is south of the US state of North Dakota.
What is south of North Dakota?
The US state of North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
What borders South Dakota?
Yankton, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska as are North Siuox City and Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. Big Stone City, South Dakota is on the border of South Dakota and Minnesota. Lemmon, South Dakota is located on the border of South Dakota and North Dakota.
What were South Dakota's colonial days?
South Dakota did not have any 'colonial days' because South Dakota was not a colony. South Dakota was part of the Dakota Territory, so South Dakota had 'territorial days'.
Is North Dakota or South Dakota farther north?
North Dakota is up by the border of Canada, Wyoming is just next to South Dakota.
North Carolina is to South Carolina as what is to South Dakota?
It is an analogy. North Carolina is to South Carolina as North Dakota is to South Dakota.
