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'''Pierre, South Dakota''' is the capital city of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[South Dakota]], a status it has held ever since that state achieved statehood in 1889. It is located on the east bank of the [[Missouri River]] just below the [[Oahe Dam]] very close to the geometric center of the state. With a population of only 13,876 (official U.S. census figure for the year 2000) it is the second smallest state capital (next to [[Montpelier, Vermont]]) in the United States. | '''Pierre, South Dakota''' is the capital city of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[South Dakota]], a status it has held ever since that state achieved statehood in 1889. It is located on the east bank of the [[Missouri River]] just below the [[Oahe Dam]], very close to the geometric center of the state. With a population of only 13,876 (official U.S. census figure for the year 2000) it is the second smallest state capital (next to [[Montpelier, Vermont]]) in the United States. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 08:46, 10 November 2022
Pierre, South Dakota is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Dakota, a status it has held ever since that state achieved statehood in 1889. It is located on the east bank of the Missouri River just below the Oahe Dam, very close to the geometric center of the state. With a population of only 13,876 (official U.S. census figure for the year 2000) it is the second smallest state capital (next to Montpelier, Vermont) in the United States.
Bibliography
- Casler, Michael M. and W. Raymond Wood (eds), Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau
- Damgaard, Marshall, The South Dakota State Capital: the First Century