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Currently All Counties are up for Adoption.
If you are interested in becoming a webmaster for any
of our county websites, view our Volunteer
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We're very sorry, but until we get volunteers to join
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data pertaining to these counties, we will add that data to these sites. We don't have access to any records otherwise
and cannot help you do your research.
Until then, Best of Luck!
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STATE TOPICS
South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota (Sioux) American
Indian tribes.
South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889. North Dakota was admitted on the same day.
It is probably best known as the location of Mount Rushmore.
View Sara Hemp's Mt. Rushmore page
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Capitol Building, Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota
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South Dakota is bordered to the north by North Dakota; to the south by Nebraska;
to the east by Iowa and Minnesota; and to the west by Wyoming and Montana. It is one of the six states of
the Frontier Strip.
The Missouri River runs through the central part of South Dakota.
To the east of the river lay low hills and lakes formed by glaciers. Fertile farm country covers the area.
To the west of the river the land consists of deep canyons and rolling plains.
South Dakota is comprised of four major land regions:
the Drift Prairie, the Dissected Till Plains, the Great Plains, and the Black Hills.
The Drift Prairie covers most of eastern South Dakota. This is the land of low hills and glacial lakes. This area
was called Coteau des Prairies (Prairie Hills) by early French traders. In the north, the Coteau des Prairies is
bordered on the east by the Minnesota River Valley and on the west by the James River Basin. The James River Basin
is mostly flat land, following the flow of the James River through South Dakota from north to south.
The Dissected Till Plains lie in the southeastern corner of South Dakota.
This area of rolling hills is criss-crossed by many streams.
The Great Plains cover most of the western two-thirds of South Dakota. The Coteau de Missouri hills and valleys
lie between the James River Basin of the Drift Prairie and the Missouri River. West of the Missouri River the landscape
becomes more rugged and consists of rolling hills, plains, canyons, and steep flat-topped hills called buttes.
These buttes sometimes rise 400 to 600 feet (120 to 180 m) above the plains.
In the south, east of The Black Hills, lay the South Dakota Badlands.
The Black Hills are in the southwestern part of South Dakota and extend into Wyoming. This range of low mountains
covers 6,000 square miles (15,500 sq.km.) with mountains that rise from 2,000 to 4,000 feet (600 to 1,200 m) high.
The highest point in South Dakota, Harney Peak (7,242 ft or 2,207 m above sea level), is in the Black Hills. The
Black Hills are rich in minerals such as gold, silver, copper, and lead. The Homestake Mine, one of the largest
gold mines in the in the United States, is located in the Black Hills.
Major rivers include: Cheyenne River, Missouri River, James River, White River.
Major lakes are: Lake Oahe, Lake Francis Case, Lewis and Clark Lake.
Source: Wikipedia.org
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