South Dakota history

By mikemogard

  • Acquisition of South Dakota territory through Louisiana Purchase

    Acquisition of South Dakota territory through Louisiana Purchase
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    President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France and its leader Napoleon Bonaparte.

  • Lewis and Clark pass through South Dakota

    Lewis and Clark pass through South Dakota
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    Meriweather Lewis, and William Clarke pass through South Dakota. Their job was to explore the new territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.

  • First permanent settlement in South Dakota

    First permanent settlement in South Dakota
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    Joseph La Framboise established Fort Pierre as the first permanent settlement in what is now South Dakota.

  • Gold is discovered in South Dakota

    Gold is discovered in South Dakota
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    Gold is first discovered in western South Dakota. This discovery leads to a massive gold rush with people coming from all over the country.

  • South Dakota becomes a state

    South Dakota becomes a state
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    South Dakota is given statehood. It becomes the 40th state in the United States.

  • Work begins on Mount Rushmore

    Work begins on Mount Rushmore
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    Gutzon Borglum begins working on the Mount Rushmore monument. The monument was completed after Borglum's death in 1941.