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South Dakota

South Dakota - Great Places and Great Faces While South Dakota is probably most famous for Mount Rushmore, it also boasts several other attractions: like the Badlands, Wind Cave National Park, the world's only Corn Palace, the Black Hills National Forest, and historic Deadwood, where legends like Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane once roamed. Its topography is varied, from its mountainous Black Hills on the western edge, to its central rolling grassland plains, to its eastern side covered with rich farmland and numerous lakes from ancient glaciers. The state is primarily dominated by agriculture and ranching, although Sioux Falls and Rapid City, its largest cities, are rich in science, industry and business opportunities. It is also home to nine Native American Indian Reservations. South Dakotan's love recreation, and enjoy fishing, hunting, skiing and many other outdoor activities. The state is bisected by the mighty Missouri River. Dams along this river contribute to large lakes that are outstanding havens for walleye and salmon fishermen. The state is also well-known for its pheasant hunting each fall. South Dakota has a colorful history as part of the Louisiana Purchase, site of the Wounded Knee massacre, and as a major exploration spot for the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was admitted as the 40th state in 1889.

The editors reserve the right not to list your site, and to delete it after its addition. Multiple submissions, especially to inappropriate categories, will not be tolerated.

The title should be the name of your site that appears on the web page, or your company name. Do not type in all caps. Do not include a list of keywords in the title.

The description should be a brief summary of your site''s purpose, or products and services. The description should be in English, and in coherent sentence form. Do not include superlatives or a sales pitch. Do not submit a list of keywords. Do not use unnecessary capitalization, or include HTML tags. Submit to only ONE category.

Sites submitted to the top level categories in South Dakota should have a state-wide focus. If your site focuses on a particular area of the state, please submit it to the appropriate Region, County, or Locality category, but not all three.

Arts and Entertainment

This category focuses on artistic, cultural, entertainment activities and events in the State of South Dakota. It includes (but is not limited to) art and artists, architecture, comics, dance, libraries, movies, museums, music, photography, theater and video production.

Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at state level include:

Businesses with multiple branches, offices, or locations spanning multiple metro areas.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire state.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with the entire state.

Compare existing listings for best results.

Business and Economy

This category includes sites covering the business and economic activities of the State of South Dakota. These include (but are not limited to) automotive, computers, employment, financial services, industries, manufacturing, real estate, restaurants and bars, shopping and travel services.

Most sites should be submitted to a locality. See the list of localities under the name of this state. However, some business listings may be accepted at the state level under certain conditions:

Businesses with multiple offices or locations spanning several metro areas.
Business clubs or associations drawing members from the entire state.

Depending on the type of company, some sites should instead be submitted to Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Tourism, or a Business and Economy sub-category. Compare existing listings for best results.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

Site title should match the name of the business of organization or entity.
Description should be factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.

Counties

This category contains sites pertinent to counties in the State of South Dakota. There are 66 counties in all.

Please submit only web sites that pertain to either all counties in the state, or a specific county (in the appropriate sub-category) to this category.

Education

This category deals with educational institutions, programs and opportunities, and educational resources for the State of South Dakota. This includes (but is not limited to) colleges and universities, home schooling, school districts and vocational and technical schools.

Sites submitted to this category should have a state-wide focus. Please submit sites for local schools to the proper category in Localities.

Government

Please submit only sites with a state-wide focus to this category. Please submit other sites to the most appropriate Locality, Region or County.

Health

This category focuses on topics related to human health and medicine in the State of South Dakota.

Sites submitted to this category should have a state-wide focus. Please submit other sites to the proper Health category in Counties or Localities.

Localities

This category deals with sites pertaining to cities, towns and townships in the State of South Dakota.

Sites should be submitted to either the actual existing sub-category for the city, town or township, or in a letter of the alphabet, if the city, town or township has not already been given a separate sub-category. There are several hundred city, town and townships in South Dakota, and listing them all could be confusing, so they are added as the need arises.

If you want to know why your hometown isn''t listed, please drop the editors a note, or better yet, become an editor of the Open Directory Project. There are so many communities in South Dakota that we need all the help we can get to keep up. Adopt your own hometown, volunteer to edit another community, or find some interesting sites (2-3 are required) and suggest a new locality to add to the Directory.

Maps and Views

This category includes links to maps, photograph sites, live web cams, satellite imagery, and any visual representation of the State of South Dakota.

Sites submitted to this category should have a state-wide focus. For other types of maps and photographs, please submit site to the proper ''Maps and Views'' category in Regions, Counties or Localities.

Metro Areas

Each metro area under this heading may contain sites in topical sub-categories as well as links to other geographic categories. As used here, each metro area is defined by its included counties, a way of grouping the state's counties into sub-state areas. Agreement with metro area definitions supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau is neither implied nor intended.

Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Sites which may be listed at metro level include:

Businesses with offices or locations in multiple counties spanning the metro area.
Clubs or associations drawing members from the entire metro.
Governmental, scientific or environmental sites concerned with a multi-county area.

Native American Reservations

Links to reservation categories.

News and Media

This category features news and media sites specific to the State of South Dakota. This includes magazines, newspapers, radio and television sites.

Please submit only sites of a state-wide interest to this category. Local newspapers should be submitted to the proper category in Localities.

Recreation and Sports

This category includes hobbies, sports and recreational activities specific to the State of South Dakota. These include (but are not limited to) baseball, basketball, bicycling, boating, fishing, football, gambling, golf, hunting, skiing, soccer, and other outdoor activities.

Sites submitted to this category should have a state-wide focus. Most individual sites are listed appropriately in Localities.

Regions

This category contains sites pertinent to the 4 regions of the State of South Dakota. They are the Black Hills and Badlands Region, the Glacial Lakes and Prairies Region, the Great Lakes Region, and the Southeast Region.

Sites submitted to this category should be of regional significance.

Science and Environment

This category focuses on the natural environment, as well as scientific activities in the State of South Dakota. It includes (but is not limited to) agriculture, earth science, wildlife and zoos.

Sites submitted to this category should have a state-wide focus.

Society and Culture

This category features sites that reflect the make up of the community: its people, history, resources and institutions that serve the people of South Dakota. It includes (but is not limited to) activism, clubs, disability resources, gay/lesbian/bisexual, genealogy, history, human rights, politics and religion.

Sites submitted to this category should have a state-wide focus.

Travel and Tourism

This category is designed to provide information for vacation travelers and guests to the State of South Dakota. Topics include (but are not limited to) lodging, attractions, activities, entertainment, and area travel guides.

Submissions to this category should be relevant to more than one region of South Dakota. They should contain useful and productive content that would benefit the visitor to the state.

All submissions should be directed to the most specific category. See Regions, Counties, or Localities for NON state-wide interest sites.

The editors of this category of the Open Directory reserve the right not to list your site, and to delete it after its addition. Multiple submissions, especially to inappropriate categories, will not be tolerated. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Weather

South Dakota live satellite, forecasts, current temperature and conditions, storm warnings, radar, National Weather Service listings.

Individual city weather information should be submitted to the proper Locality.