This document contains information about the US state of South Dakota presented in a series of brief facts. It notes that Pierre is the capital, the pasque flower is the state flower, the ring-necked pheasant is the state bird, and Mount Rushmore State is the nickname. It also provides details on major crops, landforms which include the Great Plains and Black Hills, and historical facts about Mount Rushmore and the state fossil of Triceratops. The walleye is listed as the state fish.

1. The Nifty Fifty
State Project
Mrs. Smith’s 3rd grade class
2012

2. South Dakota
Dylan
2012

3. South Dakota
Capital
Pierre
Midwest Region

4. South Dakota
State Flower
Pasque Flower

5. South Dakota
State Bird
Ring-Necked Pheasant

6. South Dakota
State Nickname
Mount Rushmore State

7. Major Crops
In South Dakota they farm
cattle, hogs, wheat, soybeans, and

8. South Dakota
Landforms
They have great plains and
Blackhills.

9. South Dakota
Historical Fact
Mt. Rushmore has presidents faces on it. The
presidents are George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham
Lincoln.

10. South Dakota
Historical Fact
The state fossil is the Triceratops. It
was found in 1927 and it is now at
Rapid City Museum.

11. South Dakota
Special Information
The state fish is the Walleye.

12. Resources
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
http://www.netstate.com/states/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml
http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html
http://www.hmdb.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of
_the_United_States_and_Canada
http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United
States

13. Tennesseeee
Thomas
2012

14. Tennessee Capital
Nashville
Southeast Region

15. Tennessee State
Flower
Iris

16. State Bird
Mocking Bird

17. Tennessee State
Nickname
Big Bend State,
Volunteer state

18. Major Crops
The major crops of
Tennessee are Soybeans
, cotton and tobacco.

19. Tennessee
Landforms
The major landforms are the Blue Ridge
Mountains, the Appalachian Ridge, the Valley
Region, the Appalachian Palate, Highland rim, the
Nashville Basin and the Gulf Costal Plain.

20. Historical Fact
The Civil war April 12,
1861 in Tennessee and
other places.

21. Historical Fact
James K. Polk was the
third Tennessean
president.

22. Special
Information
On June 1, Tennessee was the 16
state. Davey Crocket was a pioneer in
Tennessee. The Tennesseans helped
the Americans beat the English in
war.

23. Resources
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
http://www.netstate.com/states/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml
http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html
http://www.hmdb.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t
he_United_States_and_Canada
http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States
Tennessee by Dennis b. Fradin

24. TEXAS
Savion
2012

25. Texas Capital
Austin
Southwest

26. Texas State Flower
Bluebonnet

27. Texas State Bird
Mocking Bird

28. State Nickname
Lone Star State

29. Major Crops
Bulbous Vegetable Plant

30. Texas Landforms
FLAT DESERT

31. Historical Fact
fact On December 29, 1845 Texas became our 28th state

32. Historical Fact
fact On April 21, 1836 Texas was now a nation It was called the
Republic of Texas

33. Special
Information
facts Long before there were people in Texas Dinosaurs
ruled the land

34. Resources
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
http://www.netstate.com/states/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml
http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html
http://www.hmdb.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t
he_United_States_and_Canada
http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States

35. Utah
Hannah
2012

36. Utah Capital
Salt Lake City
Western Region

37. State Flower
Sego Lily

38. State Bird
Sea Gull

39. Utah State Nickname
Beehive State

40. Major Crops
Utah’s major crop is hay.

41. Landforms
Utah is mainly covered in
mountains.

42. Historical Fact
100,000 years ago
Utah was only a
body of water.

43. Historical Fact
More than 150 years ago
no people were in Utah.

44. Special
Information
In Utah there’s a lake that’s
name is the Great Salt Lake.

45. Resources
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm
http://www.netstate.com/states/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml
http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
http://home.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?st=nc
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/NA_USAX.html
http://www.hmdb.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_major_professional_sports_teams_of_t
he_United_States_and_Canada
http://www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/subject?id=859&subject=United States
Utah by Dennis b. Fraden