Near Fort Pierre in Stanley County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Black and Yellow Trail Joined Old Trail Here
| | Old Deadwood Trail | |
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 29, 2025
1. Black and Yellow Trail Marker
Old
Deadwood
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Black and Yellow
Trail joined
Old Trail Here
At GPS: N44 24.043 W100 31.536
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 44° 22.761′ N, 100° 31.761′ W. Marker is near Fort Pierre, South Dakota, in Stanley County. It is on U.S. 14 west of Cut Across Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is inside a fence north of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: US-14 / SD-34, 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, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willow Creek Road Ranch Stage Station
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More about this marker. According to Google Maps, the coordinates listed on the side is on Mud Road (unpaved), about 1.4 miles north, as the crow flies.
Also see . . .
1. Historic Trails Project Signs (Fort Pierre to Deadwood, Indian, Army, Telegraph, etc). Information about the Old Deadwood Trail, as well as signs made a d placed along the trail by Roy and Edith Norman.
One of the famous trails is the Fort Pierre to Deadwood Trail (1876 to 1906) which began where steamboats would dock at the end of Hustan Ave in Fort Pierre near the southwest end of the present Colonel Waldron Missouri River Bridge. The goods would be transferred to the ox driven wagon train for(Submitted on July 23, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)the grueling trip to Deadwood, South Dakota spurred on by the discovery of gold in Deadwood in 1875 with hordes of prospectors, gamblers and storekeepers headed for the Black Hills which was in the heart of the Great Sioux Reservation.Photographed by Mark Parker, June 29, 20252. Black and Yellow Trail Marker looking west on US 14/ SD 34
2. Traveling on the Black & Yellow Trail.
The Black and Yellow Trail grew out of a national good roads movement to improve roads for the benefit of residents, farmers and tourists. At that time, in the 1910s and 1920s, roads were bad and many were not joined together. Trail associations were established to mark, maintain, promote and seek funds to improve roads.(Submitted on July 23, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
The Black and Yellow Trail was promoted by the Chicago, Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park Highway Association. The road went from Chicago, Ill., to the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park, passing through the middle of South Dakota. The associations national headquarters was in Huron. The Black and Yellow Trail was promoted as the shortest route and most scenic highway from Chicago to Yellowstone National Park....
Today much of the route of the Black and Yellow Trail in South Dakota is U.S. Highway 14 and is promoted by the South Dakota Department of Tourism as genuine Americana.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
