South Dakota will witness history today when Gov. Dennis Daugaard signs the bill legislators passed earlier this year to create the first new state park since 1972 — Good Earth at Blood Run. The bill designates both money and a name to the 600-acre hilly area along the Big Sioux River southeast of Sioux Falls. The Blood Run Nature Area was home to the Oneota culture, was a trading post from 1300 to 1700 and is one of the oldest sites of long-term human habitation in the country, according to the Game, Fish and Parks Department.Get the Story:
Editorial: New state park is good for S.D. (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 3/21)
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