Perhaps it is hunting. A few will talk about Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Others will cite the monumental sculptures of Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore, while a rare few will rightly name the Wounded Knee Massacre.
South Dakota is famous because it is the Mount Rushmore State. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills.
Other things that make South Dakota famous are:
Crazy Horse Memorial
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
World's Only Corn Palace
Badlands National Park
Wall Drug (Wall Drug signs are found around the world.)
South Dakota has quite a famous history!
The Verendrye brothers left a lead plate near present day Fort Pierre, SD, that was inscribed with their names, the name of the Governor of New France, and the year, 1743. The plate was found by schoolchildren in 1913 and is now on display at a museum in Pierre, South Dakota.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, The Corps of Discovery, followed the Missouri River through South Dakota. Lewis and Clark met with the Yankton Sioux, the Lakota Sioux, the Arikara, and the Mandan tribes during their time in what would become South Dakota.
Fur trading was the dominant activity in the 1830's. Settlement of the Dakota Territory by Americans and Europeans was increasing.
Discovery of Gold in the Black Hills in 1874 by the Black Hills Expedition led by George A. Custer led to war with the Sioux Indians who had refused to grant mining rights or land in the Black Hills to the US.
South Dakota was formally admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889.
One of the more famous armed conflicts between the US and the Sioux Nation was the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890 on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The Wounded Knee Massacre is considered the last major armed conflict between the United States and the Sioux Nation.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial was carved from October 4, 1927 to October 31, 1941 in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Today, Mount Rushmore attracts over 2,000,000 visitors each year.
Four Missouri River dams are located or partially located in South Dakota.
The Rapid City Flood occurred during the night of June 9 and 10, 1972 resulting in 238 deaths and destroying 1,335 homes and around 5,000 automobiles.
Mount Rushmore.
Deadwood.
Black Hills.
Corn Palace.
Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands....
South Dakota had 3 electoral votes for the 2008 election.
There are two towns in South Dakota with a population of 3, according to the 2010 US Census. Hillsview, South Dakota is located in McPherson County in north eastern South Dakota and White Rock, South Dakota in Roberts County, also in north eastern South Dakota.
No, Hillsview and White Rock, each with a population of 3, are the smallest towns in South Dakota. There is no town in South Dakota named Hillsburg.
A flight from LAX to South Dakota takes about 3 hours. The distance between LAX and South Dakota is 1,238 miles or 1,993 kilometers.
Most of South Dakota is located in Plant Hardiness Zone 4. Some areas in northern South Dakota are in Zone 3 while some areas in the Black Hills and southeastern South Dakota are in Zone 5.
The standard two letter abbreviation for the state of South Dakota is SD.
The driving distance from Rapid City, South Dakota to Gettysburg, South Dakota is 250 miles via I-90 E per MapQuest. The driving time per MapQuest is 3 hours and 48 minutes.
The Republican candidate won South Dakota's 3 votes in 2008.
Maybe 3 or 4
3 years
My Big Redneck Vacation - 2012 South Dakota 3-5 was released on: USA: 23 February 2013
Winston, SD does not exist. It takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to get to the South Dakota border.