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Welcome To South Dakota
Mount Rushmore - In 1927
sculptor Gutzon Borglum started drilling and blasting at Mount Rushmore to create one of the world's most spectacular carvings. The faces of some of our presidents. George Wash- ington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are 60' high and 500' from the ground. More than 3 million people visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial every year. More than 90% of Mount Rushmore was carved out with dynamite and about 450,000 tons of rock was carved out of the mountain. Project was started in 1927 and completed 1941, this was quite a creation and also very dangerous. The presidents Gutzon Borglum picked were George Washington representing the birth of our country. Thomas Jefferson representing the expansion of our nation. Abraham Lincoln for preserving our nation during the Civil War. Theodore Roosevelt who represents the development of our nation. Here is some food info about South Dakota; The official state dessert of South Dakota is Kuchen which is German cake made with sweet yeast dough coffee cake which is often contains fruit and nuts. There is a fair amount of diversity in South Dakota, with different folks you will have different foods and many pleasant surprises. There are 5 major ancestry groups in South Dakota; German (40%), Norwegian (15%), Irish (10%), Native Americans (8%), English (7%). For more information on South Dakota go to; travelsd.com Enjoy South Dakota, Richard St Cyr Outside Dining In South Dakota Carnaval Brazilian Grill carnavalbraziliangrill.com 2401 South Carolyn Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota tel. 605 361-6328 Bracco speziarestaurant.com 5001 South Western Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota tel. 605 338-4386 Firehouse Brewing Co firehousebrewing.com 610 Main Street, Rapid City, South Dakota tel. 605 348-1915 Spezia Restaurant speziarestaurant.com 4801 South Louise Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota tel. 605 334-7491 Granite City Food & Brewery gcfb.net 2620 South Louise Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota tel. 605 362-0000 Teddy's Deli teddysdeli.com 234 Winter Street, Keystone, South Dakota tel. 605 666-4500 Hamilton's Patio & Grille hamiltonspatio.com 7887 Sheridan Lake Road, Rapid city, South Dakota tel. 605 348-6754 Uncork'd Wine & Tapas Bar uncorkedwinebar.com 5734 Sheridan Lake Road, Rapid City, South Dakota tel. 605 348-0005 Bay Leaf Cafe bayleafcafe.net 126 West Hudson Street, Spearfish, South Dakota tel. 605 642-5462 Tally's Silver Spoon tallyssiverspoon.com 530 6th Street, Rapid City, South Dakota tel. 605 342-7621 Erbert & Gerbert's Sandwich erbertandgerberts.com 3500 South Louise Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota tel. 605 275-3727 Zesto Shop zestopierre.com West Capital Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota tel. 605 224-4681 Deadwood Social Club saloon10.com 657 Main Street, Deadwood, South Dakota tel. 800 952-9398 Minervas Restaurant minervas..net 301 South Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota tel. 605 334-0386 |