What, no North Dakota trivia? All I know about ND is one of my old
roommates is freezing himself to death for the USAF in Minot.
SD was pretty nice when I was out there about 12 years ago. Saw
Rushmore, the Badlands, Crazy Horse, Wall Drug, the Corn Palace and Wind
Cave. That was also the summer of the BIG drought, we saw 115 a day or
2.
mrdancer wrote:
>
> As a former South Dakotan, I can tell you that "Dakota" is a Sioux
> (Lakotah?) Indian name meaning "Allies". =)
>
> Other useless trivia:
> -Population was somewhere around 720,000 people, last time I checked.
> -Capital is Pierre (pronounced "Peer") and has a population of around 14,000
> people.
> -The largest city is Sioux Falls, population just over 100k people, about
> the same size as Abilene, TX where I now live...
> -State bird: Ringneck Pheasant
> -State animal: Coyote
> -State flower: Pasqueflower
> Nickname: The "Sunshine State" aka "The Land of Infinite Variety".
> Record Low Temp: -58F
> Record High Temp: 120F
> Rainfall: 13" northwest, 25" southeast
> Largest Lake: Oahe Reservoir, 250 miles long, 300+ feet deep.
> Also home of Mount Rushmore National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Custer
> State Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Badlands National Park.
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