South Dakota - History.com http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota History.com's state gallery for South Dakota. Learn more about the state symbols and famous landmarks. en Copyright 2013, History.com Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com Capitol Building, Pierre, South Dakota http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo1 Pierre has been the capital of South Dakota since it gained statehood in 1889. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo1 Mount Rushmore National Memorial http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo2 The Memorial began in 1927 and was completed in 1941. The faces are 60 feet in height. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo2 Crazy Horse Memorial http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo3 A man stands next to the face of the Crazy Horse Memorial in 2005. Crazy Horse led the charge against General Custer at Little Big Horn in 1876. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo3 Mitchell Corn Palace http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo4 Murals made entirely from corn decorate the Mitchell Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo4 Custer State Park http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo5 A bison herd trots across the prairie in Custer State Park. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo5 Burial Ground at Wounded Knee http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo6 View of the burial ground of the 1890 Wounded Knee Indian Massacre. Three hundred Lakota Soiux were killed. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo6 T-Rex Skull http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo7 Sue, the largest and most complete T-Rex ever found was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo7 Calamaity Jane Grave Marker http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo8 Frontierswoman Calamity Jane is buried in Deadwood, South Dakota next to her friend Wild Bill Hickok. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo8 Badlands National Park http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo9 A pronghorn antelope in the prairie grass at Badlands National Park http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo9 Layered Hoodoos of the Badlands http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo10 Layers of rock stand visible in the badlands in Badlands National Park. http://www.history.com/photos/south-dakota/photo10