{"product_id":"qm-qf024","title":"Quiltfolk Issue 24 South Dakota","description":"\u003cspan\u003eWhen the Quiltfolk team set out to\nexplore the sweeping landscapes of South Dakota (or SoDak, if you’re in\nthe know), we had some expectations. We knew we were in for some epic\nscenery, from expansive plains to the winding canyons of the Black Hills\n to the spikes of the Badlands. We also knew we’d find a deep well of\nhistory at the state capital in Pierre, with its trail of governors, and\n at the Crazy Horse Memorial in Custer County, or in the Wild West town\nof Deadwood. And we knew we’d find some interesting spots too. Who\ndoesn’t want to visit a Corn Palace in a land where corn reigns?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWhat\n we didn’t expect was the wind. We had an idea of what it would be like,\n sure. But we were traveling in June, so we thought it wouldn’t be too\nintense, right? When we say we were “swept away” by South Dakota’s\nbeauty, we mean that pretty literally. We certainly aren’t lacking in\nshots of quilts wafting in the breeze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSouth Dakota officially\nbecame a state in November 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota.\nPresident Benjamin Harrison actually shuffled the statehood papers\nbefore signing them, so no one could tell which became a state first. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHowever,\n long before that moment, the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American\ntribes inhabited the lands, eventually becoming the area’s dominant\npopulation. It wasn’t until the late 19th century that European-American\n settlement intensified after a gold rush in the Black Hills and the\nconstruction of railroads from the east. Over the next several decades,\nSouth Dakota would struggle through major events like the Wounded Knee\nMassacre, the Dust Bowl, and of course, the Great Depression. Economic\nstability returned when the US entered World War II, and demand for the\nstate’s agricultural and industrial products grew as the nation\nmobilized for war. In recent years, South Dakota has been transformed\nfrom a state dominated by agriculture to one with a more diversified\neconomy, thanks to the considerable growth of tourism. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe\nstate’s history is as unique and fascinating as its landscapes—and\nunsurprisingly, so are its people, who you’re about to discover on our\npages. South Dakota has had many nicknames over the years, but our\nfavorite is probably “The Land of Plenty”: plenty of history, plenty of\nviews, and plenty of remarkable quilts and quiltmakers. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSo come get swept away with us in the stunning state of South Dakota. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding:4px 12px 4px 0;\"\u003eKollektion \/ Titelreihe\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0;\"\u003eQuiltfolk Nevada\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"quiltmania by ines khasani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59082583048575,"sku":"QF024","price":30.36,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/7047\/1295\/files\/quiltfolk-promo-covers_wide24_b4183b18-d705-494b-8d9a-ef0d62633ac6.jpg?v=1793802135","url":"https:\/\/quiltmania.de\/products\/qm-qf024","provider":"quiltmania by ines khasani","version":"1.0","type":"link"}