Talk:Pierre, South Dakota

message: I added a image of the state capital building. JeffreyAllen1975 19:01, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: "Peer" contradicts the pronunciation at List of names in English with non-intuitive pronunciations#P. Which is correct? Ardric47 04:34, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm presently residing here in Sioux Falls, and I can assure one & all that the people here do pronounce it like "peer" (or "pier"), rather than like the French name "Pierre."  That, frankly, is not a question in dispute.  What I am wondering about is WHY it is pronounced that way?  Does anyone know?  Because the place was named after a Franco-American named "Pierre," after all. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 23:30, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

text: The mythology as I understand it, is that although Pierre was founded by the French, the Norwegians settled the town and the pronunciation stuck. Another key example of this in SD is the town of Sinai, pronounced SE-Ne-I.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Svlberg (talk • contribs) 17:06, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: It is not served by an interstate highway, yet is a "major transportation hub"?  Since it isn't a seaport, I guess it must get a lot of train, river boat, and air traffic.  Is there even an airport there? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.20.2.1 (talk) 15:24, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Its clearly not a transportation hub, major or otherwise.  I'm not sure the state of South Dakota contains any location that could reasonably be termed a "major transportation hub," but if so, it ain't Pierre.  South Dakota is the only state in the Continental United States not served by Amtrack.  The closest major transportation hub to South Dakota, is probably Omaha, Nebraska. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 23:38, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major transportation hub? 

message: I talked with the former state historian (who is now retired and lived in Pierre almost all of his adult life) and he said that the city was so named not because of any French explorer, but because of the dock they had in the Missouri River.  They spelled it "Pierre" to make it seem more sophisticated and foreign-like... but pronounce it just like any ordinary "pier".  
This story needs additional documentation, but at least it gives us the grounds to take down the undocumented story in the lead paragraph.  David Bergan (talk) 16:59, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: City Name

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message: The article says that Pierre "is one of four state capitals that is not served by an interstate highway, and it is unique among them in not having access to an expressway."
Of course it's true that there no Interstate highway in the city, but US highway 83 is a four lane divided highway the entire way between Pierre and I-90.  I'm pretty sure US 83 would be considered an "expressway" - certainly at least as much, if not more so, than any road in Juneau, Alaska...And none of Juneau's roads connect the city with anywhere beyond its own vicinity - not to other regions of the state or country.
So while Pierre's position is perhaps somewhat isolated - at least by distance, if nothing else - it's not unprecedented.  Jefferson City, Missouri, like Pierre, is not directly on an Interstate, but it's connected with I-70 by four lane highways, just like Pierre is with I-90.  And the distinction is largely just academic.  For a typical motorist, it matters very little whether the four lane divided highway they're driving on has an official "Interstate" designation.
In any event, I'm gonna go ahead and remove the part about it not having expressway access, as that's completely inaccurate. -2003:CA:8731:F0C3:6992:9233:8E83:E3B4 (talk) 21:56, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I clarified that Pierre isn't served by the "Interstate Highway System" and cited a federal government source. I also deleted 5he subsequent statement about railways, which doesn't belong in a paragraph about cars and highways—we know the railways are still in service because the preceding paragraph is in the present tense. Matuko (talk) 02:56, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "access to an expressway"?.... 

message: The usage of "Pierre" is under discussion, see Talk:Pierre (disambiguation)#Requested move 18 December 2023. Crouch, Swale (talk)  22:37, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Pierre"