South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a public university in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and was founded in 1885. South Dakota Mines offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
Geology Museum, SDSMT
Digenite-pyrite ore sample, Butte Mining District, Montana. On display at the Museum, 2010
Rapid City is the second most populous city in South Dakota after Sioux Falls and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western South Dakota, on the Black Hills' eastern slope. The population was 74,703 as of the 2020 census.
Image: Rapid City Skyline (2022)
Image: Journey Museum and Learning Center
Image: Dahl Arts Center Rapid City
Image: Rapid City Public Library (2022)