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Pierre, South Dakota
The Making of a New State.
1803-- The United States makes the Louisiana Purchase from France . The area that will become South Dakota is part of the Purchase.
1804-1806-- Lewis & Clark Expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific. The expedition passes through South Dakota twice. While camped near the mouth of the Bad River in 1804, the expedition raises the United States flag on 25 September 1804 . This is the first time the U.S. flag was flown in South Dakota .
1889-- The statehood movement finally bore fruit. On February 22, President Cleveland signed the Omnibus Bill creating the States of North Dakota, South Dakota , Montana , and Washington . Dakota Territory formally ceased to exist on 2 November when President Harrison signed the documents formally admitting North and South Dakota to the Union as the 39th and 40th states. Harrison purposely shuffled the documents as he signed them so that no one would know which state was admitted first. Pierre is chosen as the temporary capitol of South Dakota .
1890 -- Pierre is chosen as the permanent capital of South Dakota . A number of challenges to Pierre 's status come in succeeding years.
1923— Mount Rushmore was established in South Dakota , in memory of Presidents of modern times. Rushmore National Memorial is as much a product of its time as it is the work of a talented sculptor. If not for a nation inspired by its victory in World War I and fueled by a postwar economy, it is questionable whether the project would ever have been completed.
Information provided by the South Dakota Historic Site.
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October 18, 2004