Above: Mouth Rushmore in South Dakota
Did you know that ...
- The South Dakota State Bird is the Ring-necked Pheasant.
- The South Dakota State Flower is the Pasqueflower (pulsatilla hirsutissima).
- The South Dakota State Tree is the Black Hills Spruce (picea glauca).
You may also be interested to know that ...
- The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre.
- South Dakota became a State on November 2, 1889 (39th or 40th -- Admitted the same day as ND).
- South Dakota's motto is "Under God the People Rule".
- South Dakota's nickname is "Mt. Rushmore State" or "Coyote State".
- South Dakota's State song is "Hail, South Dakota".
