The World’s Largest Popcorn Ball is a Short Drive From Sioux Falls Into Iowa
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The World's Largest Popcorn Ball
I don't know about you but when I travel I spend time taking in the local flavor of the places I'm visiting. It so happens I get a real kick out of small-town roadside attractions.
Do You Know What Is Inside The Giant 60 Foot Tall Bull Head Off I-90?
Do You Know What Is Inside The Giant 60 Foot Tall Bull Head Off I-90 in South Dakota?
If you've traveled on I-90 about 30 minutes west of Sioux Falls you have probably noticed the great big giant bull horns reaching high into the South Dakota horizon.
What Did South Dakota's License Plate Look Like the Year You Were Born?
The first number on a South Dakota license plate is the county that the car is registered. For example, Pennington county where Rapid City is has a '2' starting its plates. In Sioux Falls you have either a '1' or a '44' depending on your relationship to 57th street.
When established in 1956 (and revised in 1987) the first nine counties were ordered by population. Starting with 10 they are in alphabetical order through Ziebach, with Oglala Lakota County (65) and Todd (67) rounding out the list.
Today the top 10 plate numbers and populations don't correlate anymore. 1 and 2 are still 1 and 2, but Lincoln (44) is now 3rd in population. Beadle is 4 but it's now 11th in population. See the list by population here.
On January 1, 2023, South Dakota started issuing a new license plate design for license plates.
So, let's take a look back at what South Dakota license plates looked like over the last 100 years.