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 48 South Dakota Highway 48 South Dakota Highway 48 (SD 48) is a short state route in the far southeast corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The route, which runs entirely through Union County, begins at Interstate 29 about west of Spink, and becomes Big Sioux River Road, formerly Iowa Highway 403, northwest of Akron, Iowa. It is in length. SD 48 begins at I-29 exit 31, approximately south of Sioux Falls. From this diamond interchange, SD 48 travels due east. It near immediately meets County Road 1C, an old alignment of US 77. Two miles east of the