Sica Hollow State Park (also Sieche Hollow State Park) is a state park of South Dakota, USA. It was named Sica, (pronounced See-Chah) a Dakota word for bad or evil, due to the iron-red tinted water which was seen as blood by the Dakota tribe in the area.
Read more about Sica Hollow State Park: The Legend of Sica Hollow
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