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South Dakota Symbols, State Names
Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures. Find origin of the state name. View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
Nick Name
Great Plains
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The Mount Rushmore State - (See Below)
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Sunshine State - State motto, which was depicted on the state flag, was “Sunshine State.”
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Coyote State - Inspired by a swift horse.
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Blizzard State
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Artesian State - Artesian wells.
The Mount Rushmore State:
In 1980, the motto, flag, and nickname was changed to “The Mount Rushmore State” because it was felt South Dakota couldn't compete with the other Sunshine State, Florida, which enhanced its reputation for sunshine with the nickname Orange State.
This epic sculpture features the faces of four exalted American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. South Dakota's Black Hills provide the backdrop for Mount Rushmore, the world's greatest mountain carving. These 60-foot high faces, 500 feet up, look out over a setting of pine, spruce, birch, and aspen in the clear western air.
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 5,725-foot mountain in 1927. Creation of the Shrine of Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
South Dakota Statute
1-6-16.5.
State nickname.
"The Mount Rushmore State" is hereby designated as the official nickname of the State of South Dakota.
Origin of Name
From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
North and South Dakota were one territory until 1889. Dakota was named for the Dakota, Sioux tribe which lived in the region. Dakota is the Sioux word for "friends" or "allies."
Postal Code
SD
Resident's Name
South Dakotan
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