“Book Descriptions: When the Quiltfolk team set out to explore the sweeping landscapes of South Dakota (or SoDak, if you’re in the know), we had some expectations. We knew we were in for some epic scenery, from expansive plains to the winding canyons of the Black Hills to the spikes of the Badlands. We also knew we’d find a deep well of history at the state capital in Pierre, with its trail of governors, and at the Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer County, or in the Wild West town of Deadwood. And we knew we’d find some interesting spots too. Who doesn’t want to visit a Corn Palace in a land where corn reigns?
What we didn’t expect was the wind. We had an idea of what it would be like, sure. But we were traveling in June, so we thought it wouldn’t be too intense, right? When we say we were “swept away” by South Dakota’s beauty, we mean that pretty literally. We certainly aren’t lacking in shots of quilts wafting in the breeze.
South Dakota officially became a state in November 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. President Benjamin Harrison actually shuffled the statehood papers before signing them, so no one could tell which became a state first.” DRIVE