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10 Interesting Facts About South Dakota

Richa Singh
South Dakota is a mid-western US state, known for its sparse population. This means there is still plenty of space for you to relax and contemplate about simply anything.
1. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is the most famous landmark of South Dakota. The 60-feet-high sculpture is carved into the Black Hills and features faces of four U.S. presidents.
2. Mount Rushmore is interestingly named after Charles E. Rushmore—a lawyer who visited the hills on a business trip in 1884. On asking a local about the name of the Mountain, the local told him that it would now be called Rushmore Mountain.
3. A 563-feet-high and 641-feet-long stone sculpture of Lakota warrior chief Crazy Horse is being built in South Dakota since 1948. Once it's complete, it will be the largest stone sculpture in the world.
4. South Dakota's motto is "Under God the people rule," and its state song is "Hail! South Dakota!"
5. Sioux Falls, South Dakota was once known as the "Divorce Capital of the Nation" because of its laws that facilitated easy divorce proceedings.
6. If you enjoy typical tourist attractions, do not miss Corn Palace, which is covered with murals made from Corn bushes.
7. Sue the T. rex, one of the most famous dinosaurs of all time, was found near South Dakota. She's the most complete T. rex ever found in the history of mankind.
8. Dakota is named after Dakota Sioux Native American tribe, which inhabited the area originally. In sioux language, "Dakota" means "Friend."
9. South Dakota once saw Black Hills Gold Rush, when men across the country ran to South Dakota in search of its gold reserves.
10. The Homestake Mine in South Dakota is the largest and deepest gold mine in US. It was discovered in 1876 and closed in 2002.