Seal of South Dakota of Fort Pierre and shall be the basis for all reproductions of the great seal of the State of South Dakota. The South Dakota Secretary of State is the designated custodian of the South Dakota State Seal. Seal of South Dakota The Great Seal of the State of South Dakota was designed while the area was a territory, in 1885. The outer ring of the seal contains the text "State of South Dakota" on the top and "Great Seal" on the bottom. Also the year of statehood, 1889. Inside the inner circle of the seal contains the state motto "Under
South Dakota Highway 63 South Dakota Highway 63 South Dakota Highway 63 (SD 63) is a state highway in the central portions of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects U.S. Route 18 (US 18) south-southeast of Parmelee with the North Dakota state line north of McLaughlin. It consists of two disconnected segments. The southern segment begins at US 18 south-southeast of Parmelee and proceeds to a rural intersection just south of Norris. The much-longer northern segment, which is long, begins at an intersection with SD 44 just south of Corn Creek and ends at the North Dakota state line north of McLaughlin,