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Old 02-24-2008, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Spots Wyoming
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Sioux Falls is much larger and on the prairie. 142,000.

Rapid City is nestled up against, and partially in, the Black Hills. 70,000.
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Old 02-24-2008, 07:25 PM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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OH yea, Rapid would be my choice, too. It's beautiful out in the Hills. The climate is better out there, too.

RapidCityJournal.com - Rapid City, South Dakota's News Leader » Front

Here's a link to their local newspaper. DannyBanany lives right in Rapid so he would have a lot of answers for you. I believe that ElkHunter also used to live there. A few of our members are heading out to that same area, but more like Hot Springs, etc.

South Dakota Department of Labor -

Here's a link that may offer statewide classifieds.

Rapid City Regional seems to be a big employer out there along with Ellsworth Air Force Base. Also, South Dakota will get the new science lab that will be located at the Homestake Gold Mine in the Lead/Deadwood area. Not sure when they'll get going on that, but it's supposed to employ 3,000 scientists alone plus many others. If you have any more questions, hopefully we can help you find the answers.
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Old 02-25-2008, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Brookings
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Question this may sound stupid....

but doesnt highway 34 have an old highway 34????......

like i was wondering because my parents used to talk about some highway that is old and that no one uses because its hardly even there or something like that....


i was just wondering.....
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Old 02-25-2008, 10:38 AM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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Could 34 be the highway that goes through Alexandria? I'm thinking that it then goes a few miles north of there and leads right into Mitchell. If it's the same road your parents are referring to, it's also called "Old 16."
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Old 02-25-2008, 03:10 PM
 
Location: S.Dak
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hiway 34 runs east and west, includes MADISON,HOWARD, FEDORA, ARTESIAN, FORESTBURG, WOONSOCKET, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, GANN VALLEY, FTTHOMPSON, FTPIERRE,AND FURTHER WEST.....hiway 38 runs long I90, from SIUOX FALLS-MITCHELL....and probably further, i just haven't driven it...
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Old 02-25-2008, 05:02 PM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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Alright!! I'm glad you have that straight. For some reason or other, I wasn't sure when I posted that. That's why I kind of asked in question form. So it's 38 that is also called old 16.
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Old 02-26-2008, 12:24 AM
 
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Old Highway 16 ran from the MN border along a now country road through Valley Springs to Brandon. From Sioux Falls, 16 followed now SD Highway 42 to Bridgewater, then went northwest along now SD Highway 262 to Alexandria, then went north to SD Highway 38 and went west to Mitchell, and basically ran along I-90 to Rapid City.
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Old 03-08-2008, 03:45 PM
 
Location: South Dakota
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How about...You know your from South Dakota when it blizzards and everybody rushes to the local bar so they don't get snowed in at home!

Or you know your from South Dakota if waiting in line means, waiting in line to dump grain out of your grain truck at your local co-op/grain elevator.

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Old 04-16-2008, 05:17 PM
 
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Default wow

Wow I can't believe I stumbled on this. It brings back so many memeries. I lived in Miner county until 1990 . (When the speed limit was still 55mph on I90. I herd it 75mph now that must be nice compaired to the 1980's when it was 55.) Many great memeries going to the pool in Howard and Dot's for a shake down the street. I have lived in NJ since I hated it so much at first ,talk about culture shock, I remember being so mad that I had to wait 3 extra years to drive beacuse it's 17 here. Now after being here in NJ so long now it seems like home, however I have always wanted to come back to S.Dak as rural life is so much nicer. Hopefully I can come back someday. Oh by the way I think I am the only one on the east coast that orders Dakota Style sunflower seeds of the computer, my friends out here love them!
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Old 04-16-2008, 06:52 PM
 
Location: So. Dak.
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HI Snowman, welcome to the forum. We have friends from NJ and it does sound like major culture shock between the two areas. Glad to hear your friends like the Dakota seeds.
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