South Dakota History

Earthquake History of South Dakota ... [Read More]

South Dakota NRCS
July 27, 2004- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced today that up to $1 million is available in Conservation Partnership Initiative grants in fiscal year 2004 for state and local governments, tribes and nongovernmental organizations with a history of working with agricultural producers. ... [Read More]

South Dakota - List of Official Partners (Veterans History Project, Library of Congress)
South Dakota Oral History Center ...

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South Dakota Division History
History of the Federal Highway Administration's South Dakota Division The Federal Highway Administration's origin dates back to 1893. The agencywas originally called the Office of Road Inquiry, then the Office of PublicRoad Inquiry, the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, the Bureauof Public Roads, the Public Roads Administration, and finally in 1967,the Federal Highway Administration. The South Dakota branch or divisionwas established in 1932. Business was conducted at the local convertedtrain depot in Pierre, South Dakota until an official Federal Buildingwas constructed in 1965. After more than 30 years in the Federal Buildingat 225 South Pierre Street, the division office was relocated to the SibleyBuilding at 116 East Dakota Avenue in March, 1995. The division's principlemission before World War II was to bring rural America together with aroad system that provided for the efficient movement of goods and services.Of particular concern was the farm-to-market routes which ... [Read More]

NAEP -- State Profiles. Educational Assessments by State. Student demographics. School characteristics. State comparisons.
State Profiles present key data about each state's student and school population and its NAEP testing history and results. The profiles provide easy access to all NAEP data for participating states and links to the most recent state report cards for all available subjects. ... [Read More]

South Dakota Blue Book Legislative Manual
The Legislative Manual, commonly known as the Blue Book, is a comprehensive reference source on state government that is published every two years according to South Dakota Codified Law.  It contains information on elected state officials, judges, legislators, local and state government administration, a chronology of South Dakota history, and election statistics. ... [Read More]

HistoryIndex, D/South Dakota
| U.S. Marshal | Courthouse Locations | District Contacts | Fugitive Investigations | Task Forces | Asset Forfeiture | Admiralty | Prisoner Services | Local Court Procedures | Local Links | History of the District | ... [Read More]

South Dakota - An Excellent Choice! - Dairy is Thriving in South Dakota
The Gold Rush in1874, when gold was discovered on Indian land (treaty 1868), led to the development of towns in western South Dakota and South Dakota’s rich western history with now famous personalities such as General Custer, Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane unfolded. ... [Read More]

U.S. Senate: Senators Home > Senator John Thune
Thune then honored his 1996 campaign pledge to serve only three terms in the House of Representatives. After a narrow loss in a Senate race in 2002, Thune won his Senate seat in 2004, when he made history by defeating a sitting Senate party leader for the first time in 52 years. ...

In 1996, with a shoestring budget and the support of family and friends, John won his first term as South Dakota's lone member of the United States House of Representatives. John was reelected to a second term by the largest margin in South Dakota history. He returned again to Washington in 2001 to serve his third term in the House. ... [Read More]

District Marshals - D/South Dakota
| U.S. Marshal | Courthouse Locations | District Contacts | Fugitive Investigations | Task Forces | Asset Forfeiture | Admiralty | Prisoner Services | Local Court Procedures | Local Links | History of the District | ... [Read More]