1. South Dakota South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. It was the 40 th state to enter the Union. By: Kush Patel

2. STATE SYMBOLS State Flower: American Pasque flower State Bird: State Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant State Motto: State Motto: “Under God the people rule” State Nickname: State Nickname: Mount Rushmore State State Flag:

3. NATURAL RESOURCES PRODUCTS Natural Resources Black Hills Gold Water Grassland Soil Rivers Products Jewelry Cattle Wheat

4. MAJOR ATTRACTIONS  Mount Rushmore National Memorial has presidents faces carved on it. Spearfish Canyon is a canyon full of waterfalls and natural beauty.

5. FAMOUS PEOPLE  SPARKY ANDERSON : Baseball Manager  TOM BROKAW: Newsman  JOHN JAMES EXON: Senator

6. INTERESTING FACTS Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200 foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted into Mount Rushmore, the world’s greatest mountain carving. South Dakota has the worlds largest petrified wood park with fossilized remains of life 50 million years old. The Lakota and Dakota tribes make up the Sioux nation in South Dakota. Bowdle is known for the tallest water tower in South Dakota.

7. References www.50states.com www.enchantedlearning.com Ainsley, Dr. W. Frank, et al, 1995,Comparing Regions, New Jersey, Silver Burdett Gin