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| Dakota is derived from the Sioux Indian word for "friend." |
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| Of course nothing says "The Dakotas" like Mount Rushmore but there are so many more things to see and do here. |
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| On March 2, 1861, President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory, which originally included the area covered today by both Dakotas as well as Montana and Wyoming. The name was taken from that of the Dakota or Sioux Indian Tribe. Beginning in 1877, efforts were made to bring Dakota into the Union as both a single state and as two states. The latter was successful and on November 2, 1889, both North and South Dakota were admitted. President Benjamin Harrison went to great lengths to obscure the order in which the statehood proclamations were signed, so the exact order in which the two states entered is unknown. However, because of alphabetical position, North Dakota is often considered the 39th state.
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From WikipediaKVLY-TV mast, the height record holder from 1963–1974 and 1991–2008. Located three miles west of Blanchard, North Dakota. |
 Kevin Costner's Tatanka is near Deadwood South Dakota and worth the time to visit. |
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