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South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center - Home of the South Dakota State Museum and Archives! Discover a new adventure at every turn.

South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center

4.3(4 reviews)
63.1 mi

On the way out of Mount Rushmore and heading down towards Keystone, you'll find this historical…read moremarker installed by the State of South Dakota and in memory of the man who carved the start of the famous Mount Rushmore National Monument. And if you frame it right, you can get a picture of the monument with the historical marker, which reads: "His birthplace was Idaho. California first taught him art. Then France, who first gave him fame. England welcomed him. America called him home. His genius for the exquisite as for the colossal gave permanence on canvas, in bronze, in marble, to moods of beauty or passion, to figures of legend and history. Nations, cities, colleges paid him tribute. As a patriot he stripped corruption bare. As a statesman he toiled for equality in the rights of man. At last he carved a mountain for a monument. He made the monument chant: 'Remember! These giant souls set America free and kept her free. Hold fast your sacred heritage, Americans! Remember! Remember!' The first actual carving was begun in 1927. The Washington head was dedicated in 1931, representing the founding of our government; the Jefferson in 1936 for the man who made our first great expansion west with the Louisiana Purchase; Lincoln in 1937 for his preservation of the Union; the final head, Roosevelt, in 1939, for the completion of the Panama Canal. Borglum said, 'I want somewhere in America a memory of the great things we accomplished as a nation, placed so high it won't pay to pull it down for lesser purposes.' The project was nearly completed in 1941 when Borglum died. Mount Rushmore was completed by his son Lincoln with the final drilling done October 31, 1941." There are spots on both sides of the highway where you can stop, but watch the traffic if you decide to cross! UPDATE: This is Yelp hamsters at work. This was originally the Gutzon Borglum Historical Marker in Keystone, SD. So let's move it to Pierre, Yelp?

The SD Cultural Heritage Center is a wonderful facility. The museum exhibits are interesting. The…read morecurrent exhibit deals with the minuteman missiles which formed such an interesting part of state history. The museum has additional activities for the kids. The online presence of the CHC is also excellent. I particularly like the old pictures and postcards which have been scanned and placed online. Wonderful!

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South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center - Come see what's under the rainbow at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, SD!

Come see what's under the rainbow at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, SD!

South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center - Mount Rushmore as seen from the Historical Marker

Mount Rushmore as seen from the Historical Marker

South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center - "South Dakota Environments: A Window to Past Times," is now on display. Explore how our environment has changed over time.

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"South Dakota Environments: A Window to Past Times," is now on display. Explore how our environment has changed over time.

You Are Now on the 100 Meridian Historical Marker - You Are Now on the 100 Meridian Historical Marker, North Hughes

You Are Now on the 100 Meridian Historical Marker

4.0(1 review)
58.8 mi

Along US-14, this marker points out an invisible line. The 100th Meridian, although an imaginary…read moreline on the surface of the earth, has long symbolized the end of the east and the beginning of the west. Major John Wesley Powell, an early western explorer and the second director of the United States Geological Survey, recognized the 100th Meridian as the natural demarcation line between the humid east and the arid west. "Historically that meridian is significant. For two generations the Insurance Companies and other worldwide lending agencies would not, as a matter of agreed policy, lend a shiny dime west of this line. There reason was that some geographer had labeled it the EAST EDGE of the Great American Desert. Neither the geographer nor the Insurance Companies had been west of 100°. Today, more that a quarter of America's new animal wealth alone, is produced from that misnamed desert. This unrealistic, geographically limited loan policy, forced South Dakota into the farm loan business. Our Rural Credit Business cost us plenty and was a splendid illustration of why a State should not be in the loaning business. But South Dakota has paid all its debts in full. The 100th Meridian is just another bad memory. Historically however, the 100° Meridian was a most important one in Western economy." The road does not have any extra space to pull over so use caution. [Review 17845 overall - 47 in South Dakota - 1366 of 2022.]

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