Rapid City

English

Etymology

Named after Rapid Creek, which has many rapids.

Proper noun

Rapid City

  1. A city, the county seat of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.
    • 2025 August 19, Tanya Manus, “‘Far more than just Mount Rushmore’: A closer look at Rapid City”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 22 August 2025:
      Founded in 1876 by disheartened gold prospectors, today downtown Rapid City is a mix of historic landmarks such as the 1928 Hotel Alex Johnson and the 1912 Elks Theatre, along with restaurants, coffee shops, specialty stores, boutiques and art galleries that reflect the busy modern city.
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