Hill City, South Dakota

During our drive from North to South Dakota yesterday, we drove through the middle of the United States, literally.

The geographic center of the nation was determined to be in Lebanon, Kansas until Alaska and Hawaii were awarded statehood. That shifted the center 440 miles to a private ranch 20 miles north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.

So Lebanon can claim to be the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, and Belle Fourche of all 50 states.

Belle Fourche is a small cowboy town. In fact in the movie The Cowboys the final destination of the cattle drive was Belle Fourche. FYI The stuttering scene with Stuttering Bob in The Cowboys is the funniest ever… It ends with “You son of a bitch!”

If I had decent Internet, I’d post a link but alas I don’t…

You can find it with the following search string: The Cowboys stuttering scene. Enjoy!

Or this might work.

www.YouTube.com/watch?v=rBBS_tC4eRE