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Moments that shaped South Dakota

1804
Lewis and Clark Expedition
1804

Lewis and Clark Expedition

In 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled up the Missouri River through what is now...

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1868
Fort Laramie Treaty
1868

Fort Laramie Treaty

The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 guaranteed the Lakota Sioux ownership of the Black Hills a...

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1874
Black Hills Gold Expedition
1874

Black Hills Gold Expedition

In 1874, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led a military expedition into the Bla...

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1889
South Dakota Statehood
1889

South Dakota Statehood

South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state. Settlement...

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1890
Wounded Knee Massacre
1890

Wounded Knee Massacre

On December 29, 1890, U.S. Army soldiers killed approximately 250 to 300 Lakota men, women...

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1927
Mount Rushmore Construction Begins
1927

Mount Rushmore Construction Begins

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of four American presidents into the grani...

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1939
Badlands National Monument
1939

Badlands National Monument

Badlands National Monument, established in 1939 and later designated as a national park, p...

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1948
Crazy Horse Memorial Begins
1948

Crazy Horse Memorial Begins

In 1948, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began the work of carving a monumental sculpture of t...

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1980
Supreme Court Black Hills Ruling
1980

Supreme Court Black Hills Ruling

In 1980, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Black Hills had been taken from th...

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Modern Era
Tourism and Agriculture
Modern Era

Tourism and Agriculture

Today, South Dakota's economy is anchored by agriculture and tourism, with Mount Rushmore,...

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