U-Haul #96: South Dakota
N 44° 22.320 W 100° 19.230
14T E 394793 N 4914039
Part of Central United States, South Dakota is a fascinating area that features interesting geological and historical opportunities. Pierre, the capital city is well worth a visit!
Waymark Code: WM5V1T
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2009
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From the U-Haul SuperGraphics site: South Dakota was once the muddy bottom of a prehistoric seaway. What does an Archelon fossil, unearthed near Buffalo Gap, tell us about life here over 65 million years ago? which you can read more about at U-Haul's page for South Dakota. And there is a lot of educational info on U-Haul's additional page for The Giant Archelon Ishyros about this largest sea turtle.
South Dakota's Wikipedia Page gives all of the basic information, but there is really interesting trivia on 50 States - South Dakota which includes tidbits like (the following list is excerpts from the 50 States website)
- Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927. Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
- Fossilized remains of life 50 million years ago have been arranged in unusual forms, which is Lemmon's mark of distinction at the world's largest petrified wood park.
- The Crazy Horse mountain carving now in progress will be the world’s largest sculpture (563' high, 641' long, carved in the round). It is the focal point of an educational and cultural memorial to and for the North American Indian.
to name a few of the 50 items.
For a Canadiana item, The shaggy white-haired Rocky Mountain goats that roam the Black Hills aren’t natives; they’re descendants of six escaped goats that were a gift to Custer State Park from Canada in 1924. citation: American Profile.com
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South Dakota #96 Truck found in Beamsville ON
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