welcome to South Dakota

SOUTH DAKOTA

SD

"THE ARTESIAN/BLIZZARD/COYOTE/SUNSHINE STATE/LAND OF PLENTY"
'Under God, The People Rule'
'Great Faces, Great Places'

CAPITAL: Pierre
ADMITTED TO UNION: November 2, 1889 - 40th State
FLOWER: Pasque (May Day Flower)
TREE: Black Hills Spruce
BIRD: Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant
INSECT: Honeybee (Apis Mellifers L.)
ANIMAL: Coyote
FISH: Walleye
FOSSIL: Triceratops (A Horned Dinosaur)
MINERAL: Rose Quartz
GEMSTONE: Fairburn Agate
JEWELRY: Black Hills Gold
GREETING: "How Cola!" (Hello Friend)
SONG: "Hail! South Dakota!"
REGION: Midwestern State


south-dakota-county-map from geology.com


External Resources
1. Wikipedia on South Dakota <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota>
2. Official State Portal <http://www.sd.gov/>
3. U.S. Census on South Dakota <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/46000.html>
4. Weather Underground for South Dakota <http://www.wunderground.com/US/SD/>

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