South Dakota: The Mount Rushmore State

South Dakota: The Mount Rushmore State book cover — ENCYCLOPÆDIA Britannica DISCOVER AMERICA South Dakota The Mount Rushmore State CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO

South Dakota: The Mount Rushmore State — page 1 — INTRODUCTION What makes South Dakotans proud Residents of South Dakota take pride in the beautiful and vast landscape of their state which offers both mountains and plains They cherish the rich Native American culture that has remained strong Many South Dakotans take pride in the state’s early settlers some of them ancestors who turned the wild plains into productive farmland They also treasure the strong farming communities that uphold the work ethic of the pioneers South Dakotans have an incredible national memorial in their state Mount Rushmore This massive sculpture commemorates four important presidents of the United States George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln Mount Rushmore represents the birth of the United States its political struggles and its path to freedom and democracy Mount Rushmore is a memorial of the birth growth and development of the United States 4 SOUTH DAKOTA The quartzite rock cliffs in Palisades State Park are ancient The 50-foot-high cliffs are thought to be 1 2 billion years old South Dakota is officially known as the Mount Rushmore State It is also called the Sunshine State for its ample sunshine Another nickname is the Coyote State because coyotes roam the land Pierre is the capital of South Dakota It took 14 years to create Mount Rushmore Work on the memorial began in 1927 and ended in 1941

South Dakota: The Mount Rushmore State

South Dakota: The Mount Rushmore State

Learn about the geography, culture, and climate of South Dakota

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By: Britannica Digital Learning

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Published by: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

9-12Age Range

7.0AR

30Pages

Cities & CulturesSubject

1050LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

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