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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
Subtopics
Cities and towns
- Pierre [r]: The capital city of South Dakota, located in the center of the state; population (2000 U.S. census) 13,876. [e]
- Rapid City [r]: A city in western South Dakota; 2006 estimated population 63,000. [e]
- Sioux Falls [r]: The largest city in South Dakota, located in the eastern part of the state; 2006 estimated population 142,000. [e]
Politics and government
State government
U.S. Senate
- Tim Johnson [r]: U.S. Senator (D-South Dakota); Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs [e]
- John Thune [r]: (born January 7, 1961) United States Senator (Republican) from South Dakota; first elected to the Senate in 2004; Senate Armed Services Committee [e]
U.S. House of Representatives (at-large member)
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [r]: (born December 3, 1970): Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat) from South Dakota; first elected to the House in 2004; Blue Dog CoalitionCo-Chair for Administration [e]
Geographic features
- Badlands [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Black Hills [r]: Mountainous region in southwest South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. [e]
- Harney Peak [r]: The highest point in South Dakota; located in the Black Hills, it rises to 7242 feet above sea level. [e]
- Great Plains [r]: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. [e]
- Missouri River [r]: Main drainage river of the north central United States, arising in the Rocky Mountains of southwest Montana and flowing 2315 miles until it empties into the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. [e]
- Cheyenne River [r]: Add brief definition or description
Social, cultural, educational
- South Dakota State University [r]: Add brief definition or description
- University of South Dakota [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Northern State University [r]: Add brief definition or description
Noteworthy places
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Crazy Horse Mountain [r]: Add brief definition or description
People
- George McGovern [r]: Former United States Senator (D-South Dakota); Democratic Presidential candidate, 1972; honorary president, Americans for Democratic Action [e]
- Crazy Horse [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sitting Bull [r]: Add brief definition or description
Federal
Federal lands
Including all National Parks, nearly all National Forests, the larger Wilderness areas and National Grasslands. Could also include selected historical sites, scenic trails, etc.
- Badlands National Park [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Wind Cave National Park [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Black Hills National Forest [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Custer National Forest [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Buffalo Gap National Grassland [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fort Pierre National Grassland [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Grand River National Grassland [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Oahe Dam [r]: Add brief definition or description
Military
- Ellsworth Air Force Base [r]: Located in South Dakota, home of the 28th Bomb Wing, subordinate to the U.S. Twelfth Air Force for training and readiness; it flies B-1 Lancer heavy bombers along with the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas [e]
South Dakota state history
- Frontier Thesis [r]: Conclusion of Frederick Jackson Turner that the wellsprings of American character and vitality have always been the American frontier [e]
- La Salle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de la Vérendrye [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lewis and Clark Expedition [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joseph La Framboise [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pierre Chouteau, Jr. [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dakota Territory [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 [r]: Add brief definition or description
- George Armstrong Custer [r]: (1839-1876) U.S. military officer whose 7th Cavalry troops were massacred by combined Sioux and Cheyenne indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. [e]
- Gold [r]: Chemical element 79, a lustrous corrosion-resistant precious metal used for money, electronics and jewelry. [e]
- Great Dakota Boom [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ghost Dance [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Wovoka [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Wounded Knee Massacre [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Populist Party [r]: An American third party that flourished 1890-96 carrying several states in the 1892 election; in 1896 endorsed the Democratic party candidate, William Jennings Bryan. [e]
- Dust Bowl [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Great Depression [r]: the severe downturn in economic activity that started in 1929 in Germany and the United States and affected many other countries. [e]
- Pick-Sloan Act [r]: Add brief definition or description
- American Indian Movement [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
U.S. states and Canadian provinces of the Great Plains
- Alberta [r]: One of the western prairie provinces of Canada, rich in oil and with a population of about 3.5 million (2007 estimate). [e]
- Saskatchewan [r]: An Prairie province in central Canada with a population of about 994,000. [e]
- Manitoba [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Montana [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1889, 41st state), located in the northern Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains; est. population (2008) 967,000. [e]
- North Dakota [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1889, 39th state) located on the Great Plains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 641,000. [e]
- Nebraska [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1867, 37th state) located on the Great Plains in central U.S.; est. population (2008) 1,783,000. [e]
- Wyoming [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1890, 44th state) located on the Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 533,000. [e]
- Colorado [r]: State in the western United States. [e]
- Kansas [r]: 34th state of the USA [e]
- Oklahoma [r]: The 46th state admitted to the United States of America. [e]
- Texas [r]: A State in the Southern USA. [e]
