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South Dakota - Search View - MSN Encarta (10183 words) |
 | South Dakota is called the Mount Rushmore State, after the national memorial of that name located in its southwest corner. |
| The first college established in South Dakota was Yankton College, which was founded by a Congregationalist group in 1881 and until its closure in 1984 was the oldest institution of higher education in the state. |
| Among the historical museums in South Dakota are the Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen, which tells the story of the prairie and its inhabitants; the State Agricultural Heritage Museum at the South Dakota State University in Brookings; and the Adams Museum and House in Deadwood, which recall South Dakota’s early mining days. |
| World Almanac for Kids (3119 words) |
| SOUTH DAKOTA, one of the West North Central states of the U.S., bounded on the N by North Dakota, on the E by Minnesota and Iowa, on the S by Nebraska, and on the W by Wyoming and Montana. |
| South Dakota, with an area of 199,745 sq km (77,122 sq mi), is the 17th largest state in the U.S.; 5.5% of the land area is owned by the federal government. |
| The E third of South Dakota lies within the Central Lowland region of the midwestern U.S. It is an area of rolling glacial plains, with numerous lakes and ponds. |
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