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The South Dakota State Historical Society, after an initial meeting in April, was founded on May 7, 1862 as the Old Settlers Association of Dakota Territory. [2] It was renamed the Historical Society of Dakota in 1863 and the South Dakota Historical Society in 1890, months after the state was admitted to the union.
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]
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.
Other entities, such as the South Dakota State Historical Society and the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center offer educational road trip itineraries for a variety of age groups.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in the U.S. state of South Dakota that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The state's more than 1,300 listings are distributed across all of its 66 counties.
South Dakota State Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780985281762. Parker, Watson, ed. (1977). "The Report of Captain John Mix of a Scout to the Black Hills, March-April 1875" (PDF). South Dakota History. 7 (4). South Dakota State Historical Society: 385– 401 "Gordon Stockade". The Wi-Iyohi. 15 (11).
Benjamin F. Jones (born December 24, 1966) [1] is an American historian and academic administrator who is State Historian of South Dakota and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society. He was previously Secretary of Education of South Dakota from January 2019 to December 2020.
South Dakota State Historical Society founded May 7, 1862. Great Indian Outbreak in Minnesota, August 18. The Amidons massacred at Sioux Falls. Settlers flee in wild panic. Stockade at Yankton. All men called to arms. Crow Creek Reservation established. The Homestead Act of 1862 provides ownership of South Dakota land to people who farm it for ...