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According to the South Dakota State Historical Society's Archaeological Research Center, over 26,000 archaeological sites have been recorded in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1] This list is broken down by county and encompasses sites across all of what is now South Dakota. Only notable sites are listed.
The South Dakota State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of South Dakota. Housing the South Dakota State Legislature, it is located in the state capital of Pierre at 500 East Capitol Avenue. The building houses the offices of most state officials, including the Governor of South Dakota.
The South Dakota State Historical Society was first organized as the Old Settlers Association of Dakota Territory in 1862. After joining the union in 1889, South Dakotans recognized the need to preserve the history and culture of the new state and the State Historical Society was founded on February 27, 1890. [3]
There are 16 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in South Dakota, one of which is shared with Iowa and listed by the National Park Service as primarily in that state. They have been designated in 13 of South Dakota's 66 counties. Most are along rivers, long the chief areas of human settlement in this arid place.
The state's more than 1,300 listings are distributed across all of its 66 counties. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of South Dakota, in the United States Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archaeological sites in South Dakota . Subcategories
Pierre (/ p ɪər / PEER) is the state capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. [6] The population was 14,091 at the 2020 census, making it the 2nd least populous US state capital after Montpelier, Vermont. It is South Dakota's 9th most populous city.
It is the ninth longest cave in South Dakota. It measures a distance of 3,652.6 feet (1,113.3 m). It measures a distance of 3,652.6 feet (1,113.3 m). It was discovered in 1876 when a log flume that supplied water to mining operations in town of Hayward broke and spilled onto the side of the hill.