Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
History of South Dakota. Pierre, SD: South Dakota State Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-9715171-3-4. Schwieder, Dorothy Hubbard. Growing Up with the Town: Family and Community on the Great Plains (2003) Memoir plus history of Presho, South Dakota, 1905 to the 1950s; a primary source. details; Thompson, Harry F., ed. (2009).
South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population — with nine reservations currently in the state — and has historically dominated the territory. [9] South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, but the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
There are 16 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in South Dakota, one of which is shared with Iowa and listed by the National Park Service as primarily in that state. They have been designated in 13 of South Dakota's 66 counties. Most are along rivers, long the chief areas of human settlement in this arid place.
Sep. 27—GRAND FORKS — UND begins Missouri Valley Football Conference play at No. 1 South Dakota State on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Brookings in a sold-out Dykhouse Stadium. Here's a look at what ...
A rodeo at Days of '76 in Deadwood.. A number of annual events celebrating the state's ethnic and historical heritage take place around the state, such as Days of '76 in Deadwood, [1] Czech Days in Tabor, [2] the annual St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo festivities in Sioux Falls, and Riverboat Days in Yankton. [3]
This article deals with the history of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota . Founded in 1856, the city was abandoned, sacked, resettled and later grew to become a city with a 2020 Census population of 192,517 people.
This list of interesting facts is the perfect way to learn something new about life. ... 105 Fun Facts About Science, History, Celebrities, and More. Kate Franke, Elizabeth Berry.
South Dakota land is part of the English territory of Rupert's Land. 1683. French explorer and fur trader Pierre-Charles Le Sueur probably visited Sioux Falls to buy furs which he shipped by flatboat to the mouth of the Mississippi River. 1699-1764. South Dakota land is part of the French colony of La Louisiane.