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November 2, 1889 - South Dakota becomes the 40th state admitted to the Union. Both North and South Dakota become states that year as well as Montana and Washington..
Area - 77,121 sq. miles Capital - Pierre © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
The state is divided into 66 counties
Motto - Under God the People Rule Nickname - Mount Rushmore State / Coyote State

- Louisiana reverts to France in 1720.
- In 1762 France cedes Louisiana to Spain.
- 1800 Louisiana reverts back to France in 1800.
- France sells Louisiana to the United States for $3 million in 1803.
- 1804 District of Louisiana created in 1804 and is administered by Indiana.
- Lewis and Clark reach South Dakota in 1804.
- Lewis and Clark pass back through South Dakota in 1806.
- Missouri Territory organized - South Dakota is included within the borders when the Missouri Territory is organized in 1812.
- Sitting Bull a Lakota Sioux leader helped lead the Indian forces that defeated Lt. Col. Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
- The Michigan Territory is organized in 1834 and extends as far west as the Missouri River.
- The Wisconsin Territory created in 1836 extending as far west as the Missouri River.
- In 1838 the Iowa Territory is created and includes all lands north of today's boundary of Missouri, between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
- 1849 Minnesota Territory is established in 1849 and includes the land north of Iowa's present boundary, between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
- Dakota is left when in 1858 Minnesota is admitted to the Union with its present boundaries.
- The Dakota Territory is created in 1861. All land remaining from the Minnesota border to the Rocky Mountains are included in the Dakota Territory.
- Yankton is named capital of newly organized Dakota Territory in 1861.
- In 1874 Lt. Col. George A. Custer discovers gold in the Black Hills.
- A bill for statehood passes making South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Washington States of the Union on February 22, 1889. © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
- South Dakota is admitted to the Union as the 40th State, in 1889.
- Pierre becomes the temporary capital in 1889. Although many cities vie for the designation Pierre remained the capital.
- The Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 is the site where the 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children. A monument near the town of Wounded Knee marks the site.
- In 1918, three States grant Women the right to vote; South Dakota, Michigan and Oklahoma.
- 1927: Gutzon Borglam begins work on Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are depicted on the mountain carving.
- 1948: Korczak Ziolkowski begins work on the Crazy Horse mountain carving in the Black Hills. When completed, it will be the largest mountain carving in the world. Ziolkowski's family continues the project today.
- A WWII Memorial opens in 2001 on the Capitol grounds in Pierre as the first of its kind in the nation.

One Vote Counts in South Dakota.
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