The tower itself stands 75 feet high, and from the very top, you can see the states of North Dakota and Minnesota. You'll just have to climb a measly 90 steps to see it.
Questions are being raised about the potentially dangerous situation of children having to cross the busy intersection of Highway 11 and 41st street on their way to the soon to be opened, Ben Reifel Middle School.
The Mount Rushmore State has plenty of successful companies that have branched their business out beyond its borders. But which company from South Dakota is the most famous nationwide?
Some of the biggest and most successful brands to come out of South Dakota include Sanford Health, Daktronics, and First Premier Bank, but one company that was founded here nearly 50 years ago, has locations all over the United States, and even worldwide.
What company could this be? Super 8 Motels.
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Super 8 was founded in the early 1970s in Aberdeen South Dakota by Ron Rivett and Dennis Brown. Its first out-of-state location was in Gillette, Wyoming, and shortly after Super 8 Motels were popping up from coast to coast.