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An 1883 map shows this town at the headwaters of a creek, which branches off of the Bear Butte Creek, below Sturgis. The map is rather inaccurate, but it shows the town about 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) S-W of Sturgis, on a line between Sturgis and Lead. Sheridan: Golden City: Pennington: fall 1875-after 1930: Barren (submerged) Submerged under ...
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.
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 .
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.
The George S. Mickelson Trail is a rail trail in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The main trail route extends 108.8 miles (175.1 km), from Edgemont to Deadwood , with approximately nine miles of additional branch trails, including a three-mile (5 km) paved link from Custer to the Custer State Park completed in 2007.
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.
The Black and Yellow Trail was the promotional name for the portion of U.S. Route 14 (US 14) nominally linking the Black Hills of South Dakota to Yellowstone National Park. [1] The signed auto trail route was extended by promoters to Chicago in the east.
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 ...