South Dakota State Historical Society opened as a home for all archives, a museum, and their administrative offices. In 2014, the South Dakota State Historical Society published an annotated version of Wilder's autobiography, titled "Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography", by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pamela Smith Hill (Editor). In addition to the State Archives, the Society operates the Museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society, the State Historic Preservation Office, the South Dakota State Historical Society Press, and an archaeological research center. South Dakota State Historical Society The South Dakota State Historical Society is South Dakota's official state historical society and is located in Pierre,
South Dakota Highway 44 South Dakota Highway 44 South Dakota Highway 44 (SD 44) is a state highway in southern South Dakota that runs from U.S. Route 385 (US 385) west of Rapid City to Interstate 29 (I-29) south of Sioux Falls. It is just more than long. SD 44 begins at a junction with US 385 and heads along a curvy road in a general southeasterly direction through the Black Hills National Forest. It curves to the east and leaves the forest, then bends back to the southeast and clips the northeastern corner of the forest before leaving it permanently and entering Rapid