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The hatchery was established near Spearfish, South Dakota in 1896, with the purpose of introducing and establishing populations of trout in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. It is one of the oldest fish hatcheries in the United States [1] and is the second-oldest in the American West. [2]
Spearfish (Lakota: Hočhápȟe [5]) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,193 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in South Dakota. [6] Spearfish is the largest city in Lawrence County and the home of Black Hills State University.
Black Hills Airport [2] (IATA: SPF, ICAO: KSPF, FAA LID: SPF) (Clyde Ice Field) is a public airport three miles (5 km) east of Spearfish, in Lawrence County, South Dakota. [ 1 ] Western Airlines served Spearfish from 1949-50 until 1959.
The Black Hills is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. [3] Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the range's highest summit. [4]
He was the official photographer of the Black Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad and the Homestake Mining Company in South Dakota. [8] Between 1887 and 1892 Grabill sent 188 photographs to the Library of Congress for copyright protection.
The Black Hills Pioneer (first published as the Black Hills Weekly Pioneer [1]) is a daily newspaper published in Spearfish, South Dakota.Founded by A. W. Merrick and W. A. Laughlin, it was the first newspaper in Deadwood, located in what was then Dakota Territory.
The Spearfish Formation is a geologic formation, originally described from the Black Hills region of South Dakota, United States, but also recognised in North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska. [2] It is a heterogeneous red bed formation, commonly with siltstone and gypsum low in the formation and sandstone and shale higher up. [3]
The canyon is located within the Black Hills, located on the northern edge of the Black Hills National Forest. The Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway travels through the Canyon from Spearfish to Cheyenne Crossing along U.S. Route 14A. The highway follows an old railroad grade that was abandoned after massive flooding in 1933.