We just learned about the state of South Carolina
Another US state is South Dakota
South Dakota is a state in the midwest part of the US, just south of North Dakota.
It's nickname is The Mount Rushmore State, and it's motto is Under God the people rule.
![south dakota](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/South_Dakota_in_United_States.svg/640px-South_Dakota_in_United_States.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - south dakota)
The flag of South Dakota is blue with yellow letters, and has a picture of the state seal in the middle surrounded by yellow triangles that look like the sun's rays.
The state seal shows hills, a river with a boat, a farmer, a mine, and cattle for all the farming and nature in the state.
![flag of south dakota](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/640px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - flag of south dakota)
Mount Rushmore is a large sculpture of the faces of four presidents, carved into the side of a mountain.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_%28by-sa%29-3_new.jpg/640px-Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_%28by-sa%29-3_new.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - mount rushmore)
The badlands is a park in South Dakota that has many wonderful things to see in nature
![badlands park](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BadlandsView3.jpg/640px-BadlandsView3.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - badlands national park)
Just like Mt. Rushmore, there are people trying to make a carving in a mountain of the famous Native American warrior named Crazy Horse.
It is still being worked on, and the people making it started over 50 years ago.
![crazy horse memorial](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Crazy_Horse_Memorial_2010.jpg/640px-Crazy_Horse_Memorial_2010.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - crazy horse memorial)
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