| South Dakota is a large state with 77,000
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| | power component in Watertown, South
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| square miles and 750,000 people. It is
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| | Dakota. In Aberdeen, closer to the
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| known for farming and some of its tourist
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| | Canadian border, there is the state
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| atrractions, particularly the Mt.
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| | school, Northern University. Nearby is
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| Rushmore sculptures, in the Black Hills,
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| | the Richmond Lake Recreational area, with
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| and its national parks. There is also a
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| | cabins and other camping facilities. It
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| large banking sector in the state,
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| | has over 10 miles of trails for hikers
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| something to keep in mind when choosing
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| | and bikers, and there is extensive
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| your South Dakota Incorporation. Its
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| | fishing and wildlife in the area.
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| largest city is Sioux Falls, with 145,000
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| | South Dakota is also known for its
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| people, and the capital is Pierre. Other
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| | National Parks and Monuments. In 1978
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| larger cities are Rapid City and
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| | the Badlands National Park was formed,
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| Aberdeen. South Dakota also has casinos
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| | and before that in 1903, the Wind Cave
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| at Deadwood and various Indian
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| | National Park. Wind Cave has nearly 120
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| reservations.
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| | miles of explored underground
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| The Missouri River runs through the
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| | passageways.
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| center of the state. Four dams on the
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| | Mt. Rushmore is truly a unique American
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| Missouri River have created flood control
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| | monument. It shows the faces of four
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| and hydropower and recreational
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| | American Presidents, George Washington.
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| opportunities. Overall, South Dakota is
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| | Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and
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| a fairly dry state, with most of the
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| | Abraham Lincoln. It was begun in 1927 by
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| state averaging 25-inches or less. This
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| | the sculptor Gutson Borglum, and took
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| does create periodic problems with
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| | 14-years to complete. The faces are 60
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| drought. Agricultural production
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| | feet high, 500 feet up the mountain side.
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| includes beef, wheat, corn, soybeans,
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| | Mt. Rushmore goes up 5.725 feet. There
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| sheep and poultry.
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| | is also the Lincoln Borglum museum at the
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| There are no personal or corporate taxes
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| | site, with exhibits and a film shown.
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| in the state, which has made the state
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| | Badlands National Park has its famous
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| known as very business friendly. Due to
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| | moonscape, which is created by eons of
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| the state?s corporate policies, such
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| | erosion. There are also rich deposits of
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| financial giants such as Citigroup have
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| | fossils here. Badlands National Park is
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| moved into the state, and are large
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| | located in Southwestern South Dakota.
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| employers, mainly in Sioux City. Other
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| | More than 62,000 American Indians live in
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| banks active in the state are Great
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| | South Dakota, mostly of the Sioux
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| Western Bank, Bank First, HSBC and Wells
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| | peoples. Most of these tribes operate
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| Fargo. Many of these banks moved into
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| | casinos. There is the Dakota Sioux
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| South Dakota in 1981 when the usury
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| | Casino, near Watertown, north of Sioux
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| ceiling on interest rates was raised, and
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| | Falls. It has blackjack, slot machines,
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| moved their credit card divisions here.
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| | poker, as well as fine dining and
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| Other industries in Sioux City are John
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| | entertainment. Another casino is in
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| Morrell meat packing plant, and
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| | Lower Brule, called the Golden Buffalo
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| Hutchinson Tech- a manufacturer of
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| | Casino and Motel. There are slot
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| close-tolerance products and precise
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| | machines here. It is by the Crow Creek
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| metal-springs that hold disk drive?s
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| | Indian Reservation, southeast of Pierre,
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| recording heads. Tyco has an electronic
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| | the state capital.
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