Near Midland in Stanley County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Old Deadwood Trail

1876-1906

May 4, 2024

1. Old Deadwood Trail Marker

Inscription. 1876-1917 Northwest Railway operated what they called the Bull Train. The 200 mile trip from Ft. Pierre to Deadwood took 15 days. 20 ox pulled 3 wagons 20,000# freight or 1000# for each ox. They traveled from 4 am until 10 am rested and grazed ox till 4 pm then went till dark. 30 wagon and 200 ox made the complete Bull Train plus extra 50 head used as replacement.

At GPS: N44 21.428 W101 04.492

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 44° 22.333′ N, 101° 4.432′ W. Marker is near Midland, South Dakota, in Stanley County. It is at the intersection of South Dakota Highway 34 (U.S. 14) and North Brown Church Road, on the right when traveling west on South Dakota Highway 34. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Pierre SD 57532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

and in East River.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Little Brown Church On The Prairie (within shouting distance of this marker); Plum Creek Waterhole (approx. 3.4 miles away); Plum Creek Station (approx. 3.4 miles away); Deadwood Trail Went S.W. (approx. 3½ miles away); Old Indian Trail (approx. 3.7 miles away); Early Western Highway (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Historic Trails Project Signs | Historic Places Pierre & Fort Pierre. (Submitted on May 8, 2024.)

Old Deadwood Trail Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

May 4, 2024

2. Old Deadwood Trail Marker, from the east

Old Deadwood Trail Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

May 4, 2024

3. Old Deadwood Trail Marker, from the west

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2024. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2024.