State tree is the pinon. President Harrison never told if South or North Dakota was the 39th state. Dakota is the Sioux word for friend. Leading mineral products include natural gas, coal, and petroleum. Billboards for Wall Drug can be found 50 miles from the town.
State animal is the coyote.
In 1890, Chief Sitting Bull was killed by police in Little Eagle. Nation's first homestead grant was claimed in Nebraska. The Cornhusker State. Waterloo has world's largest tractor plant. First free state from the Louisiana Purchase.