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Pierre

South Dakota State Capital

South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre; photo by Jimmy Emerson, DVM on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).

Capital City of South Dakota USA

Located in the geographic center of the state, Pierre  (pronounced "peer") is the capital city of South Dakota and the seat of Hughes County. All State Capitals

Pierre was founded in 1880 on the east bank of the Missouri River opposite Fort Pierre. Fort Pierre was named after Pierre Chouteau, Jr., an American fur trader from St. Louis, Missouri.

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