Happy Birthday Illinois!!
Today in 1818, Illinois became the 21st state in America!
Some fun facts and information about Illinois:
State Capital: Pierre
State Motto: Under God the People Rule
State Flower: Pasque Flower
State Bird: Ring-Necked Pheasent
State Tree: Black Hills Spruce
State Animal: Coyote
State Nickname: Mount Rushmore State
Mitchell, SD is home to the world's only Corn Palace.
Creation of Mt. Rushmore began in 1927. It took 14 years and cost nearly $1 million.
When the Crazy Horse monument is complete, it will be the world's largest sculpture, serving as a memorial for Native Americans.
1,500 free-roaming bison call Custer State Park home.
The world's richest Oligocene epoch fossil beds can be found in the Badlands National Park. The beds date back 23-35 million years.
