A statue of Wild Bill Hickcock, a person of importance in the American Old West. He was ultimately killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood.
Mt. Rushmore is located in this area of the state. Last year we visited this park in the late afternoon and evening so were limited as to what we saw. We highly recommend being there for the evening lighting ceremony. A ranger gives a talk and recognizes the veterans in the audience by having them come on stage and give their name and branch of service.
This year we had time to walk to the base of the mountain, where we visited the sculptor's studio and got this close-up picture.
The center of the United States formerly was located in Kansas; but with the addition of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959, the center moved to an anonymous spread of pasture 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. However, because of the area's inaccessibility, the geographic monument was placed next to the Belle Fourche Visitor Center. The picture doesn't show the 50 state flags flying around its perimeter. 
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