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South Dakota To Join Float Lineup Of The 2016 Rose Parade

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota will have a floral float cruising through Pasadena, California, on New Year’s Day during the annual Rose Parade.

The float that South Dakota will have during the 2016 edition of the parade will feature the state’s world-famous Mount Rushmore.

The parade plans to shine a light on the centennial celebration of the country’s national park as part of a partnership with the U.S. National Park Service.

State Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen says coincidentally, 2016 is also the 75th anniversary of the completion of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

South Dakota officials have chosen a Pasadena-based company to build the state’s float.

The parade draws more than 700,000 spectators and 81 million television viewers worldwide.

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