| The seal pictures the state
and the kind of work the people do. Farming, Ranching, Dairying,
Mining, Manufacturing and Lumbering. Mining began with gold rushes
to the Black Hills in the 1870s. The Missouri River is pictured
with the Black Hills in the distance. The steam boat represents
transportation and trade. The sun's rays encircle the seal. The
flag adopted in 1909 had the state seal on one side and a blazing
sun and the nickname on the other. In 1963, the state official
flag has had only one design on the front. In 1992, a new state
motto, The Mount Rushmore State, was adopted, changing the flag.
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