Posted in South Dakota
January 01, 2019
Here Are 11 Little Known Facts That Should Make Every South Dakotan Proud
If you hail from the state of South Dakota, you should be proud that you come from a place where people are kind, the history is rich, and hometown pride is visible. As if that wasn’t enough, you should also be proud that:
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...and rightfully so! After former-Governor George S. Mickelson (pictured) passed his "Year of Reconciliation" between Native Americans and whites in 1990, the state has continued to observed this new day. (Interesting fact: SoDak and Vermont are the only two states to not observe Columbus Day as a federal holiday.)
Just how much do our out-of-town friends bring in each year? A cool $2 BILLION! What other industry could possibly top that? If you guessed agriculture, you would be correct.
The original hot air balloon may have been designed in France in the late 1700s, but a safer and more sustainable version was in fact invented at Sioux Falls' Raven Industries in the early 1960s.
Bob Barker is from here, too, but we will save that gush fest for another day!
South Dakota is a popular place to shoot movies and we can see why! (A few of our more popular films include Dances With Wolves, North by Northwest, and How The West Was Won.)
Can you see now why we make over $2B a year from tourism alone?!
This is something that is obviously out of our control, but we can still be proud of that fact that we live in the most gorgeous state in the country.
An average 1,950,285,204 casseroles are shared with those in need each year in the Mount Rushmore State! (That is the exact number... just take my word for it.)
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse didn't just carve themselves, people!
Hey, I don't make the news; I just report it.
Need even more reasons to feel proud? Check out these 13 Reasons South Dakotans Should Be Proud Of Our Farming Roots.
