On Deadwood Mount Drive south of Pine Street, on the right when traveling south.
The architectural style of the Homestake Slime Plant is typical of turn-of-the-century mining complexes that once dotted the
Black Hills landscape. The press and precipitation buildings before you are classified as heavy timber framed . . . — — Map (db m183262) HM
This natural overlook before you is one of the most photographed areas within Deadwood Gulch. Over the past 100 years, professional and amateur photographers have taken advantage of this natural overlook. This is in part due to the 200' elevation . . . — — Map (db m202344) HM
On Sherman Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Deadwood Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling south on Sherman Street (CanAm Highway).
Dedicated to the pioneers who founded
the Society of Black Hills Pioneers
and made such an outstanding
contribution to the settlement and
development of this highly coveted
region. Their descendants and successors
will forever honor . . . — — Map (db m120999) HM
Near Siever Street north of Pine Street, on the left when traveling north.
The combination of steep grades, sharp curves, creek crossings, and tunnels required exceptional civil engineering to satisfy the need for railroads required by the Black Hills mining boom.
Constructed 1881 to 1928 Designated by South . . . — — Map (db m183192) HM
On Main Street at Deadwood Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1904 Restored 1990
by First Western Bank — — Map (db m126699) HM
On Deadwood Mount Drive south of Pine Street, on the right when traveling south.
The placer gold in the creeks had been eroded from the surrounding hills. By late 1876, miners began shifting their attentions to the source of the gold by tunneling into the hills. Such hard rock mining used explosives instead of pans and sluices. . . . — — Map (db m183260) HM
On Broadway Avenue at Lee Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway Avenue.
The street that runs behind the buildings on this side of Main Street was once known as West Main Street, but has been called Broadway for many years. Local mythology holds that this was the Main Street in the early days. There were, however, . . . — — Map (db m234696) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This is the site of the Burlington Interurban Power Plant, commonly known as the Burlington Powerhouse. The Powerhouse was originally built to generate electricity to run a passenger trolley between the cities of Lead and Deadwood. The Powerhouse . . . — — Map (db m183463) HM
What is a butte?
Butte is a French word that means small hill. A butte is a geological
formation that has steep vertical sides or cliffs, a flat top, and that
has a height greater than its width. Buttes are distinctly different
from . . . — — Map (db m183556) HM
The view of the Belle Fourche reservoir, Belle Fourche,
and Spearfish has great significance to how
Seth Bullock tied those communities together with
Deadwood.
Belle Fourche Business and
Railroad Train Deals Bullock and Sol . . . — — Map (db m183473) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
(Panel 1)
In its heyday, the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard was a beehive of activity. Four different railroads including the Deadwood Central, the Black Hills & Ft. Pierre, the Grand Island & Wyoming Central, and the . . . — — Map (db m121051) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of CanAm Highway (U.S. 85), on the left when traveling north.
Although the Chinatowns of New York, San Francisco and Chicago are more well-known, these ethnic enclaves weren't exclusive to America's urban centers. There were many Chinatowns in Western boomtowns, including one right here on Deadwood's Lower . . . — — Map (db m120093) HM
Chinese Immigrants came to Deadwood to make their fortune. After burial in Mt. Moriah, with appropriate ceremonies, the remains were removed for reburial in their home village in China. Not more than two bodies remain in the Chinese Section. — — Map (db m49688) HM
On Sherman Street at Pine Street on Sherman Street.
Deadwood erected two monuments to order and permanence in the early 1900s. The federal building open in 1907, and activities in the county courthouse started the next year.
In its early gold rush days, Deadwood was a wild, raucous mining camp . . . — — Map (db m183275) HM
On U.S. 385 at Galena Road (Forest Road 534), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 385.
Camp F-20 Park Creek: located 3 mi E on FH 534;
2.75 mi N on FH 180; W of creek
Companies: 2759V – 11/2/34-7/30/41; 792 – 10/11/41-12/14/41
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal relief program during 1933-1942 that gave . . . — — Map (db m124592) HM
On U.S. 385 at Roubaix Lake Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 385.
Camp F-6 (Roubaix): 100 yards N of Lake entrance: W of road. Companies: 792--6/3/33-5/15/35: 10/18/35 6/1/40; 10/1/40-10/11/41; 2759V-(Detachment from Park Creek)--5/15/35-10/18/35.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal work-relief . . . — — Map (db m185223) HM
On Charles Street (U.S. 85) west of Stewert Street, on the left when traveling south.
Jeff Cleveland settled south of
Deadwood during the spring and
summer of 1876. By the following
year a bustling community was developing around his
property. Named in honor of the pioneer, the mining
camp of Cleveland was called "a populous and . . . — — Map (db m183411) HM
On Sherman Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) south of Deadwood Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling south.
Deadwood
has been designated a
Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of the . . . — — Map (db m131612) HM
On Lee Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Lee Street.
Thousands of people suddenly burst into Deadwood Gulch in 1876. Some came to try their luck at mining; others hoped to strike it rich with supply stores, restaurants and saloons.
"Six weeks ago the site of Deadwood City was a heavy frost of . . . — — Map (db m183181) HM
On Main Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Note the sites of the county courthouse, the federal building, the depot, the slime plant, and the school. The buildings on Main Street also changed character. Whitewood Creek was partly channelized in 1884, and is covered by a highway. Commercial . . . — — Map (db m183226) HM
On Main Street at Lee Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
Thousands of people suddenly burst into Deadwood Gulch in 1876. Some came to try their luck at mining, while others hoped to strike it rich with supply stores, restaurants, and saloons.
"Six weeks ago the site of Deadwood City was a heavy . . . — — Map (db m183180) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 85) at McKinley Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was organized in the United States
utilizing the teachings of Sir Robert S.S. Baden-Powell of England. Within
of its founding in America, BSA troops were organized in the
northern Black Hills. From its . . . — — Map (db m183240) HM
On Main Street at Deadwood Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
In May of 1893, Deadwood's musical community raised $200.00 from local businesses and donors for the construction of a wood bandstand at the corner of Lee and Sherman Streets. After securing suitable funds, Deadwood brass baritone player
and . . . — — Map (db m183228) HM
On Williams Street at Denver Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Williams Street.
Andrew Carnegie, steel tycoon and philanthropist, is best known for his charitable contributions in financing public libraries. From 1886 until his death in 1919, Carnegie supported the construction of 1,679 public libraries across the United . . . — — Map (db m121064) HM
Chinese immigrants upon arriving in North America in the 1850s, continued to practice their traditional mortuary rituals. Evidence of these rituals can be found in numerous cemeteries throughout the America West in the form of ceremonial burners and . . . — — Map (db m202295) HM
By the mid-1890s Deadwood city officials deemed it necessary to purchase a tract of land to be used for recreation and enjoyment by its citizens. Almost fifteen years elapsed before Deadwood's first city park was created. The park surrounding . . . — — Map (db m120232) HM
On Wall Street just west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
From 1876 to 1883, Deadwood Gulch contained numerous placer mining operations along Whitewood Creek. Typically, a placer drift mining operation consisted of a vertical shaft excavated down to bedrock. Prospectors then dug a series of horizontal . . . — — Map (db m234698) HM
On Main Street at Violin Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Extending from the base of
Brown Rocks to the beginning of
present-day lower Main Street,
Elizabethtown was the first of many mining camps
established in Deadwood Gulch during the earliest days
of the gold rush. Named for Elizabeth Card, one of . . . — — Map (db m183219) HM
On Crescent Drive at 76th Drive, on the left when traveling south on Crescent Drive.
Near this point in 1875 occurred the first of two initial gold discoveries in the Deadwood area. The more accepted account of the
discovery states that in late August; 1875 a party consisting of Frank
Bryant, John B. Pearson, Thomas Moore, Richard . . . — — Map (db m185224) HM
On Sherman Street (U.S. 85) at Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Sherman Street.
“A good twenty horse power saw mill would pay big here" appeared in a Letter to the Editor of the Minneapolis
based Star Tribune newspaper on June 4, 1877. Canadian born John Hunter took those words to heart.
During the 1870s Minnesota . . . — — Map (db m183271) HM
On Broadway at Lee Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway.
After gold was discovered in Deadwood Gulch in 1875, commercial buildings were quickly erected on the flat land along Main Street, leaving the hillsides above as the only area for residential development. The first houses in Deadwood were built on . . . — — Map (db m183182) HM
On Main Street at Deadwood Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
Within twenty years Deadwood changed from mining camp to prosperous Victorian city. Deadwood survived several floods and fires, each time replacing the destroyed wood-framed buildings with stone and brick.
The town acquired some modern . . . — — Map (db m183185) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
After using a long stretch of track that went through the scenic Black Hills for almost a century, the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe (formerly Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company) quit running in 1983. The idea to turn the railroad into a . . . — — Map (db m121055) HM
On Deadwood Mount Drive south of Pine Street, on the left when traveling south.
Who the first prospector was -
and when and where gold was
discovered in Deadwood Gulch
is open to question. It is generally
agreed that the Frank Bryant
party found the gold in August
1875 on Whitewood Creek,
probably 100 yards . . . — — Map (db m183191) HM
On Deadwood Mount Drive south of Pine Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Placer miners first looked for gold among the gravel and sand in the creek bottoms, such as the one near you. If panning was productive, a group of miners would stake a claim and build a sluice to wash gold from the gravel. Captions: . . . — — Map (db m183190) HM
Deadwood is recognized as the site of the first organized Jewish community in South Dakota. On August 28, 1892, the Hebrew Cemetery Association became the first organization to purchase a section of land in Mount Moriah Cemetery. The section is . . . — — Map (db m218057) HM
A fire in 1982 destroyed the historic Horace Clark and Apex buildings. The facades of the two buildings were replicated in 1997.
1900, Horace Clark Building (left); 1897, Apex Building (right).
Owner: Olympic Gaming SD, L.L.C.
Replication . . . — — Map (db m183225) HM
On Deadwood Street east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
As part of Deadwood's commitment to preserve its history, the
Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission hired archaeologists
from the South Dakota State Historical Society to map the stacked
rock and poured concrete retaining wall along City . . . — — Map (db m183265) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The Burlington Interurban Railway was part of a focused effort to modernize the City of Deadwood at the turn of the century. The town had transformed in a relatively short period of time from a lawless gold camp to a law abiding community and . . . — — Map (db m183252) HM
Alias "Wild Bill" Born - May 27, 1837 Troy Grove, Illinois Died - August 2, 1876 Deadwood, Dakota Territory Victim of the Assassin Jack McCall — — Map (db m45372) HM
On Main Street at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Jewish American pioneers significantly contributed to the commercial development and establishment of responsible government in Deadwood. For example, gritty Jewish westerner, Sol Star, arrived in Deadwood in 1876 with his business partner Seth . . . — — Map (db m183220) HM
Near Pine Street near Sherman Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling west.
Constructed by Boxelder Civilian Conservation Center 1967 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service in cooperation with Office of Economic Opportunity — — Map (db m234697) HM
On Sherman Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) 0.1 miles south of Pine Street, on the right when traveling south.
Since 1877, four county jails have been constructed within the Deadwood city limits. The first jail was erected in May of 1877 in the Ingleside Townsite (today's Presidential Neighborhood) and consisted of a 30 x 50 foot log structure enclosed by a . . . — — Map (db m120998) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Prospector Frank McGovern staked his claim on the hillside above you in 1876, then promptly became one of Deadwood's infamous rabble-rousers. After an argument with a grocer in 1878, McGovern was shot in the thighs. During his recovery in the . . . — — Map (db m121058) HM
Mining and Logging Go Hand in Hand Homestake Mining Company contributed significantly to the need for long-term forest management practices that would ensure the perpetual availability of Black Hills timber. Fred and Moses Manuel in 1876 . . . — — Map (db m184914) HM
Monument to a Friend
The Friendship Tower was constructed in 1919, through the efforts of
Seth Bullock, lawman, rancher, entrepreneur, and second Forest
Supervisor of the Black Hills National Forest, to commemorate the life
and death of . . . — — Map (db m183408) HM
The flag never goes down on Mt. Moriah Cemetery, as Deadwood was granted permission by the U.S. Congress during World War I to fly the flag 24 hours a day to honor all veterans who have served our country. — — Map (db m202343) WM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Stewart Street, on the right when traveling south.
Deadwood's viewshed is an integral component that truly makes this community unique to the visitors who come here annually. Poised in the center of the downtown core district is McGovern Hill, an erosional feature carved by Whitewood and Deadwood . . . — — Map (db m234699) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 85) south of 76th Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The land before you was once part of Placer Claim No. 2 above Discovery on Whitewood Creek. In 2017, construction workers
unearthed the remains of a placer drift mining operation near this sign. The discovery consisted of thirteen logs used . . . — — Map (db m183263) HM
"Deadwood's Sky Pilot." Henry Weston Smith, was born in Ellington, Connecticut, January 110, 1828. At 23 he became a Methodist exhorter. This led to ordination in the Methodist Episcopal church and he served various communities in New England. In . . . — — Map (db m184295) HM
On Pine Street west of Sherman Street (CanAm Highway), on the right when traveling east.
On October 21, 1911, U.S. President William Howard Taft delivered a 30 minute address from this location to a large crowd of spectators. President Taft's visit to Deadwood was one stop on a nationwide campaign tour across South Dakota and the . . . — — Map (db m183189) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This brick structure before you served as the foundation base and cleanout chamber that supported the 135-foot smokestack. Once part of the Burlington & Missouri Railroad Powerhouse complex, this brick feature was created in 1901 and helped supply . . . — — Map (db m183432) HM
On Charles Street (U.S. 85) at Stewart Street, on the left when traveling south on Charles Street.
On October 27, 1937, a group of twenty-one business and professional men gathered at the Franklin Hotel and
organized the Deadwood Rotary Club. According to the local newspaper, the new Rotary Club would
“…unite Deadwood with more than . . . — — Map (db m183429) HM
On Deadwood Mount Dr. at Pine Steet on Deadwood Mount Dr..
Gold had to be removed from the ore (rock) brought out of the mine. Milling processes crushed the ore to the size of sand. Mercury, cyanide or heat then isolated the gold particles. Deadwood Gulch mill men used several methods, including . . . — — Map (db m183258) HM
On Shrine Street at Upper Main Street on Shrine Street. Reported permanently removed.
Travis Calvin Holloway began his career as a professional cowboy in the family's living room near Eagle Butte, South Dakota, where he rode his first bucking horse - his brother Chuck. When Chuck would no longer unseat his younger sibling, their . . . — — Map (db m183184) HM
On Main Street north of Armory Street, on the left when traveling north.
First Mass celebrated May 20, 1877
by Father John Lonergan
1st church building
erected on Williams St.
This present building erected 1936
— — Map (db m121004) HM
On Main Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The establishment of higher education is an important benchmark in the development of a community, and Deadwood was no exception. In 1881 Deadwood became the second established School District within Lawrence County, Dakota Territory. In the ensuing . . . — — Map (db m183229) HM
On U.S. 14 at Blacktail Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 14.
Near this point in 1875 occurred the second of two initial gold discoveries in the Deadwood area. It was made by the Lardner party of eight prospectors, steered here by John B. Pearson, a man already familiar with Deadwood Gulch. Their "Discovery . . . — — Map (db m185225) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles west of Deadwood Street, on the left when traveling west.
Although Deadwood was in a mining district, it didn't remain a mining town. Instead, it became the service center for the Northern Black Hills. Regional residents came to Deadwood for their legal, financial, wholesale, retail and entertainment . . . — — Map (db m36629) HM
On Deadwood Street at Siever Street, on the right when traveling east on Deadwood Street.
Deadwood developed along both sides of Whitewood Creek, forming the two main thoroughfares of Main and Sherman Street. In the 1880s the firms on Sherman tended to be small retail and service businesses. Captions: William E. Adams . . . — — Map (db m183267) HM
On Main Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The bronze cannon above you, serial number #9220, was cast on May 7, 1862 at the Royal Foundry of Seville, Spain. This cannon was one of six "Cańones rayados cortos de a 12 centímetros,” or short cannon of twelve . . . — — Map (db m183227) HM
This Ten Inch Shell was Recovered
from the Battleship U.S.S. Maine that
was sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba on
February 15, 1898 and Presented to
the City of Deadwood in May 1912.
In Memory of the United States Sailors, . . . — — Map (db m121200) WM
On Williams Street just north of Shine Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1877, the first organized Episcopal services were held at the Langrishe Theatre in the mining camp of Deadwood City. From this humble beginning, a determined congregation of men and women established the Protestant Episcopal Society of Deadwood . . . — — Map (db m234771) HM
On Main Street at Wall Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The "badlands," the lower end of Main Street in front of you, earned its reputation through its saloons, brothels, theaters, gambling halls, and opium houses, which provided rowdy entertainment for the largely male population. Out of this district . . . — — Map (db m183221) HM
On Mount Roosevelt Road west of Stage Run Drive, on the right when traveling west.
A Chance Meeting While riding on his Belle Fourche ranch in 1884, Seth Bullock, now a Deputy U.S. Marshall, saw three horsemen riding across the plains. He stopped the party as, "they looked like a "tin-horn gambling outfit.” Two men were . . . — — Map (db m183416) HM
In the early morning hours of September 26, 1879, fire broke out at a bakery on Sherman Street. The fire spread quickly through the town, destroying three hundred buildings and leaving two thousand homeless. The people of Deadwood promptly rebuilt . . . — — Map (db m183179) HM
Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory in 1877. A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, . . . — — Map (db m183628) HM
“Prepare for the worst!” the telephone call from upstream warned. About that time Whitewood Creek, swollen from spring snow and rain, broke over its banks within Deadwood, carving a path of destruction. The creek which now flows under the highway in . . . — — Map (db m183625) HM
On Charles Street (U.S. 85) at Sherman Street, on the left when traveling north on Charles Street.
As South Deadwood expanded along Sherman Street in early 1876, log cabins and small frame houses appeared on the hillsides above the mining camp. A cemetery was quickly established on a hill deemed too far away from town to ever be developed. Soon . . . — — Map (db m183195) HM
As South Deadwood expanded along Sherman Street in early 1876, log cabins and small frame houses appeared on the hillsides above the mining camp. A cemetery was quickly established on a hill deemed too far away from town to ever be developed. Soon . . . — — Map (db m183270) HM
Whitewood Creek is a coldwater stream that flows from its headwaters in the high mountain valleys south of
Deadwood to its confluence with the Belle Fourche River northeast of the city of Whitewood. The creek drains a
44,756-acre sub-watershed of . . . — — Map (db m183280) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In 2016 the Deadwood Historical Commission hired a local mason with expertise in historic masonry to reconstruct this section of the 135" B & M Powerhouse smokestack using radial brick collected on site. This section has a 9'-3" outside radius and . . . — — Map (db m183433) HM
Near Charles Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
It took about a thousand people just 255 days to build the 114-mile Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Edgemont and Deadwood using primitive methods. It took more than 15 years to complete the George S. Mickelson Trail on the . . . — — Map (db m183281) HM
On Main Street at Armory Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Although the uphill side of Deadwood's Main Street seems like a natural area for development, the neighborhood didn't get its start until the turn of the century, thanks largely to two factors: gunpowder and the stubbornness of Deadwood's first . . . — — Map (db m120997) HM
On Main Street north of Deadwood Street, on the right when traveling north.
Architect O.C. Jewett built the Waite Block Annex as a two-story structure and immediately established his offices on the second floor. In 1901 The Wrought Iron Range Co. moved in to the first floor. A recessed entry between this building and the . . . — — Map (db m183186) HM
On Wall Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Wall Street.
From 1876 to 1880, the junction of Wall and Main Street was the commercial center in Deadwood Gulch. Initially, Wall Street was situated on the southeast/northwest boundary of Placer Claims 13 and 14 above Discovery in the Whitewood Creek Mining . . . — — Map (db m234700) HM
On Siever Street north of Pine Street, on the left when traveling north.
A hundred years ago,
almost every Deadwood railroad
passenger would have spent a few
moments right here. They waited
to see how much it would cost to
bring goods on the train. Freight companies and railroads charged by
the pound, so lever . . . — — Map (db m183425) HM
On Mount Roosevelt Road west of Stage Run Road, on the right when traveling west.
"The most important
single ingredient in the
formula of success is
knowing how to get
along with people.
- Theodore Roosevelt Gold Rush in the Hills
A U.S. government expedition discovered gold
in the Black Hills in . . . — — Map (db m183622) HM
On Sherman Street at Miller Street, on the left when traveling south on Sherman Street.
Scout for the Pioneers,
Scout for the Union Army,
Marshall for Hay City
Dodge City and Abeline.
Killed in Deadwood
August 2, 1876.
Buried on Mount Moriah,
300 feet above this spot. — — Map (db m183218) HM
On Main Street at CanAm Highway (U.S. 85), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
James Butler Hickok
Gunfighter, Peace Officer, Gambler
Born: May 27, 1837, Troy Grove, Illinois
Died: August 2, 1876, Deadwood, Dakota Territory
Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back while playing cards in a Deadwood saloon. He is . . . — — Map (db m120094) HM
On Sherman Street (U.S. 85) at Miller Street, on the left when traveling south on Sherman Street.
On June 21, 1951, over 5,000 spectators celebrated Deadwood's 75th anniversary and honored the life of western
legend James Butler, "Wild Bill” Hickok. The day's activities included a pancake feed, a parade through Deadwood,
band concerts, the . . . — — Map (db m183269) HM
On West Main Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) east of Siever Street, on the left when traveling east.
Lead's City Hall was located in this ornate building at 215 West Main Street from 1912 until 1938. The building originally housed the mayor's and treasurer's offices, the courtroom, jail, and judge's chambers. After construction of a new City Hall . . . — — Map (db m121489) HM
Near West Main Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) east of Stone Street, on the right when traveling east.
Battery locomotives were the work horse of locomotives used in the Homestake Mine. Every operating level had at least one locomotive and up to 4 or 5 locomotives. These locomotives hauled ore trains, miners to the work area, mechanics and . . . — — Map (db m121722) HM
On West Main Street / CanAm Highway (U.S. 85) north of Paul Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lead's Episcopal congregation selected a site for a new church in July of 1896 and work was begun immediately. The Lead Call noted, "A more central and easily accessible location could not have been decided upon and when finished, . . . — — Map (db m121533) HM
On West Main Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) at Alert Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street (CanAm Highway).
Lead's earliest city hall was located in the old business district, an area that was eventually lost due to ground subsidence. A new City Hall had then been constructed in 1912 on the corner of Main and Siever Streets and served the community until . . . — — Map (db m121499) HM
On U.S. 14A north of Roughlock Falls Road (County Highway 222), on the right when traveling north.
Camp F-18 Savoy: located 2 mi W on FH222 at Rod & Gun Camp
Companies: 756 -- 5/2/34 -10/15/34;
792 -- 5/15/35 - 10/17/35;
792 -- October 1940 - July 1941; summer 1941?
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal relief program during . . . — — Map (db m111548) HM
Near West Main Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) east of Siever Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the early days of mining stamp mills were used to crush the ore prior to gold recovery. A stamp mill is a very simple machine. The flywheel builds momentum to turn the cam. The cam lifts the stamps and then gravity drops them back down at a rate . . . — — Map (db m121493) HM
On West Main Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) east of Stone Street, on the right when traveling east.
Homestake Mining Company Locomotive Number 9 was purchased in 1907 from the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The H.K. Porter number for this locomotive was 3847.
This locomotive is powered by compressed air. The capacity of the . . . — — Map (db m121593) HM
On Englewood Road at Brownsville Road on Englewood Road.
Englewood, once called Ten Mile, began as a stop along the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage. Every 10 miles along the route there was a stoop where horses could be changed and riders could rest.
The town came to life when the railroad was built in . . . — — Map (db m168894) HM
On Englewood Road at Brownsville Road on Englewood Road.
Originally known as Ten-Mile ranch, this area served as a stagecoach stop on the Cheyenne to Deadwood trail in the 1870s. The name was changed to Englewood in 1891 when the railroad came through. It was easier for the telegraphers to tap out . . . — — Map (db m168893) HM
On West Main Street at Siever Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The Halloran Block was designed by City of Lead Architect J. A. Archibald and was completed for James Halloran in December, 1897. Mr. Halloran originally came to the Black Hills with the Custer Expedition of 1874. James Halloran was a prime mover . . . — — Map (db m121495) HM
On West Main Street (CanAm Highway) (U.S. 85) east of Siever Street, on the left when traveling east.
Locomotive Number 35 was purchased in April, 1931 from the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This locomotive was in service on the Homestake Tramway hauling ore from the Homestake shafts to the Homestake mills.
This locomotive is . . . — — Map (db m121492) HM
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