Near Deadwood in Lawrence County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Henry Weston Smith
The Pioneer Preacher,
by Indians, Sunday
morning, Aug. 20, 1876.
Erected by the
Society of B.H. Pioneers
Aug. 20, 1914.
Erected 1914 by the Society of B.H. Pioneers. (Marker Number 581.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the South Dakota State Historical Society Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 20, 1876.
Location. 44° 24.268′ N, 103° 43.136′ W. Marker is near Deadwood, South Dakota, in Lawrence County. Marker is on CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) north of Mt. Roosevelt Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Deadwood SD 57732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Preacher Smith of Deadwood Gulch (within shouting distance of this marker); First Deadwood Gold Discovery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Placer Claim No. 2 above Discovery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Deadwood’s Boy Scout Tree Project (approx. 1˝ miles away); 1940 DAR Penny Pines Forest (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elizabethtown (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wild Bill Hickok (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chinatown (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deadwood.
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