South Dakota

Railroads greatly impacted the historical settlement of South Dakota. Before they were built, there were few settlers in South Dakota. Almost all of the people in South Dakota were Native Americans. South Dakota was first explored by the Euro-Americans in 1679. More exploration took place between 1743 and 1763 when the French and British discovered and set up trading posts in the Black Hills, Fort Pierre, Elk Point, and Flandreau. After President Jefferson secured the Louisiana Purchase in 1803

South Dakota has a large variety of wild game and fish species. Some are found in all areas of South Dakota. The two different species of deer we have is Mule deer Mostly found on the west side of South Dakota. And the white tail is mostly everywhere is South Dakota. South Dakota is known for its out Standing hunting and fishing. As most of you guys know the Pheasant is a very popular species thats hunted in South Dakota. You can find most of these animals all around the beautiful state of South

In South Dakota there is few Osprey left in the wild. The birds are much like Bald Eagles--which have been on the rise. They differ though by appearance and nesting habits. Nesting is one of the main reason the Osprey are retreating. They do not like to start new nests in places they do not know, meaning they like to be with their population. B. About the Osprey The birds live in many areas in the United States--around freshwater and seawater. They are birds of prey with a wingspan of 60’’. They

Add an Activity Center/ Fitness Center in Mobridge, South Dakota “Mobridge, South Dakota, founded in 1906, is a city with a rich history and an economy driven by tourism and recreation.” (City of Mobridge, South Dakota 2016) Missouri River Pins and Pizza was built in 1998 to enrich the lives of the youth in Mobridge, South Dakota. It was a bowling alley until 2005, when it burned down. Many years ago, I remember celebrating not only my birthday, but many other of my friends’ birthdays there. They

1. As Exhibit 1 shown, I first calculate the predetermined overhead rate, which is $15.57 per direct labor hour. And I distributed the dollar amount to different proportion based on Direct-Labor hours to get the overhead cost. Sum the overhead and direct cost to get the total cost; this will be the total cost of producing a batch of beer label. Therefore, we need to divide them up by the bottle per batch in order to know the cost per each bottle for each label. As shown in Exhibit 2, I have

In order to understand what could cause wealth inequality, the income in South Dakota will be examined. While it is well understand that income distribution and wealth distribution are two separate entities, the two are related and generally cause one another. In South Dakota, from the 1970’s to the mid 2000’s the household income of the bottom fifth grew by 24.3% (in real dollars) however, the income of the top fifth grew by 91.7%. In addition, if the timeframe is shortened to the 1990’s to the

Wealth distribution in South Dakota is a diverse and complicated problem. Nationwide there is a growing concern that there is a shift of money to a small minority of people. Although, South Dakota may be experiencing this wealth inequality, it is difficult to pinpoint whether this phenomenon is occurring. Consequently, the lack of an income and capital gains tax, and in addition the high percentage of farms will be examined to see how the wealth is distributed and further explore if there should

South Dakota was one of the states that provided a great amount of uranium to be used during the 50’s, 60’s and the Cold War era. The demand of uranium increased and the constructions of mines were also increased. One of the areas that needed uranium was the military to be used in weapons ammunition and vehicles. Most of these mines were abandoned and the contamination spread around the nearby land and waters. “An earlier study of Forest Service land, on which the old mines from the 1950s and 1960s

This paper provides a brief background of how one man’s idea of attracting tourist to the Black Hills area in South Dakota, transformed into an iconic National symbol that attracts over 2.5 million visitors a year. Similarly, we will also review the combination of ingenious and primitive engineering techniques used to remove almost 450,000 tons of granite during the 14 year project. We will also explore the background of the artist, Gutzon Borglum, a renowned sculptor and artist, who made carving

My best vacation ever was when we went to South Dakota. We went with our friends the Dolter’s: Doug, Melany, Camron, Reily, and Bennette. We took our campers and my dad and Doug drove. As soon we hit the road I knew it was go to be the best vacation ever! Two days before we left for South Dakota we were getting groceries and clothes ready for our ten day trip, it took forever. The last day of packing we finally left. We spent seven to eight hours in the truck the first day. We finally left