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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This gas-powered locomotive was operated as a tramway locomotive, hauling ore in the Trojan Mining District, west of Lead. The mines serviced by this locomotive were the Clinton, the Two Johns, and the Trojan. The ore from these mines was hauled to . . . — — Map (db m121506) HM
Medical services at the Homestake Mining Company, one of the pioneers in the United States in the field of industrial health services, first began in 1877, when the company contracted with Dr. D. K. Dickinson to furnish medical and surgical . . . — — Map (db m121497) HM
The one-ton ore cars were prevalent throughout the mining industry in the early Twentieth Century. These ore cars were small enough to be used in the smallest tunnels to haul rock from the production face to a dump point. Some dump points were over . . . — — Map (db m121494) HM
This is Homestake's Open Cut Mine, one of the best known landmarks in the Black Hills. It is the site of the original discovery in 1876 of the Homestake claim, named for "making a man rich enough to make his home stake (enough money to return home . . . — — Map (db m34673) HM
Slag buggies, cast at the Homestake Foundry, were used in two different processes at the Homestake Refinery. One process was receiving slag produced in the blast furnace process. The Homestake blast furnace process utilized a coke-fired furnace to . . . — — Map (db m121498) HM
This man car was used by the Homestake Mining Company to transport men and equipment from the shafts to the mining areas. This man car has 18" gauge trucks (distance between wheels) that were used in the upper levels of the Homestake Mine.
In . . . — — Map (db m121598) HM
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