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  2. List of ghost towns in South Dakota - Wikipedia

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    Located 10 miles (16.1 km) north and one mile (1.6 km) east of Crookston, Nebraska, right north of the state line (at which the Nebraska paved road ends and becomes gravel in South Dakota). The towns (Lakeview and Purewater) are accessible only via dirt roads.

  3. Richardson's ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), also known as the dakrat or flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus.Like a number of other ground squirrels, they are sometimes called prairie dogs or gophers, though the latter name belongs more strictly to the pocket gophers of family Geomyidae, and the former to members of the genus Cynomys.

  4. Category:Historic trails and roads in South Dakota - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in South Dakota" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  5. Fort Ridgely and South Pass Wagon Road - Wikipedia

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    The trail was promoted and supervised by William H. Nobles. Appropriations for the trail were authorized by the U.S. Congress on July 22, 1856. [1] It was the first road built in Dakota Territory. [2] The Fort Ridgely Road began in southwest Minnesota near present-day New Ulm and entered the Dakota Territory near Lake Benton.

  6. Cherokee Trail - Wikipedia

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    By 1862 the Bridger Pass route of the Cherokee Trail was a well wore road when the Overland Mail and Stage moved from South Pass route on to it. In 1869 the rail road reached Utah ending the Overland Mail. The Cherokee Trail continued as an emigrant route as late as 1883 when the last wagon train from Wise County, Texas to Oregon was documented.

  7. Indian Peaks Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    It includes over 50 lakes, 28 trails, and numerous glaciers. [2] It was founded as a protected area by an act of Congress in 1978. [3] It borders the James Peak Wilderness to the south, and straddles the Continental Divide. [4] The area receives high visitation due to its proximity to the Denver metropolitan area.

  8. Trapper's Trail - Wikipedia

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    The trail starts at Fort Laramie in Wyoming, which is located along the North Platte River. [1] [5] The trail follows Crow Creek to the Latham, Colorado area, where it traversed along the South Platte River. [2] Traveling along the river, four trading posts were built in the late 1830s and are located and are part of the South Platte Trail.

  9. Custer State Park - Wikipedia

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    The center is named for South Dakota Governor and Senator Peter Norbeck. Many of the park's naturalist programs begin at the center. Badger Hole, also known as Badger Clark Historical Site, was the home of Charles Badger Clark (1883–1957), who was named South Dakota's first Poet Laureate in 1937 [8] and was noted for his cowboy poetry. The ...