Landscapes of South Dakota

As South Dakota celebrates its 125th anniversary, SDPB is telling the stories of people, places, and things that give our state its identity. South Dakota…

Before miners and tourists came to western South Dakota, paleontologists were in the area digging up fossil remains of vanished creatures. In 1843 part of…

After the Custer Expedition found gold in the Black Hills in the summer of 1874, miners and prospectors hoping to strike it rich rushed to the area,…

The Black Hills have long been a tourist destination. In the late 1800s, such places as Evans Plunge in Hot Springs and the various caves and other…

Among those who read newspaper articles about the Custer Expedition’s discovery of gold in the Black Hills were Moses and Fred Manuel. They arrived in the…

No place in South Dakota is filled with more colorful and unique historical characters than Deadwood. "Wild Bill" Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and…

South Dakota is celebrating its 125th anniversary, and SDPB is taking a look at the people, places, and things that give our state its character. Pioneers…

On August 19 nearly 200 people across the state took photographs from their lives and submitted them in SDPB's Day in South Dakota Landscapes Photo…

South Dakota is celebrating 125 years of statehood. SDPB honors that milestone with stories that explore the state’s identity and heritage through unique…

The terms “street musician” or "busker” usually call to mind someone with an open guitar case playing for some spare change on a street corner. That's how…