Mr. Venhuizen pierre is a pretty small town as far as capitals go. About 13,000 people. Fort pierre is another 2500 people. Between the two, probably 15,000 people. Not only is it small, but it is pretty remote. It was selected as the state capital because it is in the middle of the state. But it is really a two or two and a half hour drive from any other sizable town in the state. That presents challenges. People have to drive quite a distance for meetings or two participate in the process. They can also be a challenge to attract people to the city to work for state government. Pierre is very much a company town. The state is by far the largest employer and it really dominates the economy here. When dakota territory was created in 1862, the original territorial capital was in yankton, in the far southeast corner of the territory. The territory was both north and south dakota. As the territory was settled, three distinct geographic areas emerged. There was yankton near sioux falls. You
[applause] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] interested in American History tv . Visit our website, cspan. Org history. You can preview programs, watch college lectures, archival films, and more. Cspan. Org history. To year, south dakota on American History tv. Located on the Missouri River, this capital city is the second smallest in the u. S. With a 13,000. On of just over with help from our Cable Partners in the next hour we will explode his we will e,plore the history of pierr beginning with the State Capitol building. Mr. Venhuizen pierre is a pretty small town as far as capitals go. Fort pierre is another 2500 people. Between the two, probably 15,000 people. Not only is it small, but it is pretty remote. It was selected as the state capital because it is in the middle of the state. It is really a two or two and a half hou
i ¿ we are at the south dakota State Capitol in pierre where cspan is learning more about the history of the city. The building is an example of renaissance architecture. Up next, we take you inside for a tour and to learn why pierre was chosen as the state capital. Mr. Venhuizen pierre is a pretty small town as far as capitals go. Fort pierre is another 2500 people. Not only is it small, but it is pretty remote. It was selected as the state capital because it is in the middle of the state. It is really a two or two and a half hour drive from any other major town. That presents challenges. People have to drive quite a istance. The state is by far the largest employer and it really ominates the economy here. When dakota territory was created in 1862, the original territorial capital was in yankton, in the far east corner of the territory. The territory was both north and south dakota. As the territory was settled, three distinct territories emerged. There was yankton near sioux falls.
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Im brian curtis and welcome to the Texas Tribune festival to trump and the presidency. A very rich panel. Of here are a whole bunch trump and there is lunch on the main mall and the day will conclude with a session at the at t center. This panel is supported by pearson and the sponsors and donors but play no role in determining the content of panelists or my line of questioning. This event will be 60 minutes. The last 15, 20, ill leave it open to your questions. And pearson will be hosting all of us for a brief meet and greet at the text Union Building where we all drain the swamp together. So please join us for that. If you are going to tweet during this event and while looking at your phones, please silence it. Let me introduce our panelists. Douglas brink ley and cnns president ial historian and author of several books. Mara liasson is the until Political Correspondent for n. P. R. And covered every election since 1992. 1776. She is a contributor to fox news. And h. W. Brand, a hist