The distance in a straight line to the nearest part of South Dakota from Winnipeg is approximately 274 miles. In a straight line it is approx 439 to Sioux Falls and 493 to Rapid City. These are straight line distances, not driving distances.

People who live in or are from South Dakota are called South Dakotans.

Mount Rushmore is a national monument in the Black Hills mountain range of southwest South Dakota.

South Dakota's state flower is the Pasque flower.

The 39th state is North Dakota AS WELL as South Dakota; the two joined the Union on the same date, and neither is given the position of 40th legally. However, North Dakota is generally thought as the 39th state and South Dakota the 40th simply because of the alphabetical order and it is just easier to not have two 39th 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.

Mount Rushmore is a national monument in the Black Hills mountain range of southwest South Dakota. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

Harney Peak Fire Lookout Tower is the highest manmade structure in South Dakota, and it was built upon the highest natural peak in the state, Harney Peak. The Harney Peak Fire Lookout Tower was used from 1911 to 1967 to watch for fires in the Black Hills. The structure is vacant, but remains at the summit and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The address of the Wakpa Sica Historical Society is: Po Box 1, Fort Pierre, SD 57532-0001

First of all, not all of the main cities in the Dakotas are located on the Missouri River or the Red River.

The largest city in the Dakotas, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is located on the Big Sioux River. Sioux Falls is located there because the people who settled the area needed water. The same would be for Rapid City, South Dakota and Minot, North Dakota.

Fargo, North Dakota is located on the Red River of the North, again, because the settlers needed water to survive and to plant crops.

Bismarck, North Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota, and Yankton, South Dakota, are all located on the Missouri River. At the time these three cities were settled, rivers and waterways were a main means of transportation. The Missouri River provided transportation for people and supplies to the Dakotas along with the water needed for daily living.

There are currently no Costcos in ND, however plans have been announced to open one in West Fargo on November 1, 2012.

The answer to this question depends on the opinion of each person who answers and what criteria is used to determine which one is a better place to live.

One opinion:

No, but some will insist that South Dakota has more attractions.

It is 1,733 miles according to Google Maps.

The University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks.

The Black Hills.

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When Badlands National Monument was established by presidential proclamation in 1929, it was done "to preserve the scenic and scientific values of a portion of the White River Badland and to make them accessible for the public enjoyment and inspiration." It became a national park due to 1978 legislation.

Yes, it would be possible for North Dakota and South Dakota to become one state. However, this is very unlikely to happen.

Article 4 section 3 of the US Constitution says that states may be formed by the junction

of two states only with the approval of both state legislatures and the US Congress.

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Before written history, the Lakota Sioux Native Americans referred to the area as Paha Sapa - Hills of Black. Early French fur traders described the black mountains to Lewis and Clark, although the expedition did not pass directly through the Black Hills.