Assisted Living in Rapid City, SD

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Facts about Rapid City

Rapid City is also known as: Pennington County / Rapid City city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Lawrence Lessig (lawyer and author), John Dutton (american football player), Karen Thurman (politician), Ben Nesselhuf (insurance broker), and Kerry Ligtenberg (baseball player).

And featured attractions of Rapid City: Dinosaur Park, Milwaukee Road Freight House, Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City Historic Commercial District, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

Rapid City is represented by Mayor Steve Allender.

Rapid City is the second-largest city in South Dakota (after Sioux Falls) and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents", it is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the western and eastern parts of the city. Ellsworth Air Force Base is located on the outskirts of the city. Camp Rapid, a part of the United States Army National Guard, is located in the western part of the city. The historic "Old West" town of Deadwood is nearby. In the neighboring Black Hills are the popular tourist attractions of Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave National Park.

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