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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BXW_sandstone-architecture-of-hot-springs-sd_Hot-Springs-SD.html
(side 1) The site of Hot Springs was occupied before white men ever came to the area by tribal peoples for the "curative" benefits of the mineral springs. The constant 97-98 degree waters became the basis for the thriving resort town. N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BWJ_battle-mountain_Hot-Springs-SD.html
According to tradition, American Indians were stricken with an epidemic known as "fell disease" about the middle of the 16th century that threatened to obliterate the tribes. A messenger arrived from the Great West with news of a wonderf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BVO_an-old-jail-1888_Hot-Springs-SD.html
Nobody suspected that this old jail existed until it was found within the walls of a frame house on 332 South Chicago Street, Hot Springs. The old residence was being taken down for salvage. Although it's earliest history is obscure, it was inten…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BVE_edgemont-where-the-trail-begins_Edgemont-SD.html
Welcome to Edgemont, the beginning of the Burlington Northern George S. Mickelson Trail! This winding trail follows the abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad route 114 miles through the heart of the Black Hills and ends at Deadwood. The Chicago…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2995_cheyenne-river-crossing_Edgemont-SD.html
The Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Line changed routes several times during its history. In 1876 and 1877, the Cheyenne to Deadwood stagecoaches came through what would become present day Edgemont over what was known as Pollock's Cutoff Route. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM298Q_siding-7_Edgemont-SD.html
In early 1890, the Burlington Railroad established Siding 7 three-quarters of a mile up the tracks north from here. The siding consisted of four short, fan-shaped tracks and a hand-operated turntable over an open pit used for servicing engines. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24XA_camp-collier_Hot-Springs-SD.html
Camp at the Mouth of the Red Canyon, sometimes called Camp Collier, was established at this site in mid-June 1876 tp protect travelers over the 150-mile Cheyenne - Black Hills stage road. It came into being after the Sioux, resentful of the white …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24WZ_fire-on-the-edge_Hot-Springs-SD.html
You are Standing in the Middle of a Community Meeting! This area is the meeting place of three distinct plant communities ~ The ponderosa pine woodland, the mixed grass prairie, and the Cascade warm springs ecosystem.. Their boundaries consta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RVU_teddy-rooseveltss-visit-to-edgemont_Edgemont-SD.html
(Side 1) President Theodore Roosevelt (T. R.) stopped in Edgemont on April 25, 1903 as part of a western states tour. Hundreds were on hand to welcome him. An old friend, Seth Bullock of Deadwood, arrived with him. They were then taken by carr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OHI_oelrichs_Oelrichs-SD.html
The Town of Oelrichs, Dakota Territory, began in 1885. Harry Oelrichs (1856-1902) of New York came in 1882 and bought out several large cattle ranches, totaling 35,000 head of cattle, for the Anglo-American Cattle Company. At this time, thousand…
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