A Legacy of Debate

A Legacy of Debate (HM2A8O)

Location: Custer, SD 57730 Custer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 46.202', W 103° 31.82'

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Did the Gold Rush Forever Tarnish the Black Hills?

Between 1874-1876, thousands of citizens illegally entered the Black Hills in search of gold. Every gold panner, newspaper article, and frontier story told of great wealth and encouraged the onslaught of the region.
The military made vain efforts to control the tide of illegal gold seekers. Before long, 10,000-12,000 people flooded the region, building towns and mining camps. To quell the rush, something had to be done. The government planned another expedition, the Newton-Jenney Expedition, in 1875. The party had orders to determine a price tag on the region's wealth.
Did the Manypenny Treaty Open the Black Hills?
In 1876, the Manypenny Commission offered the Sioux an agreement that allowed compensation in the form of food, land and houses. It also decreased the size of the Great Sioux Reservation by removing the Black Hills.
The treaty was not negotiated but rather offered as a last resort to tribal leaders facing many changes on the Great Plains. The Commission failed to obtain the required number of signatures to make the agreement legal. However, Congress still passed an act putting forth the agreement in 1877.
This Land is Not for Sale
The Newton-Jenney Expedition of 1875 valued the Black Hills at $6,000,000. This did not sway the Lakota/Dakota Sioux tribes, and they stressed



that the region was theirs by the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. The government responded by withdrawing its troops, and the prospectors were left to enter or remain at their own risk.
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HM NumberHM2A8O
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Placed ByCuster State Park, South Dakota
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Date Added Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 618283 N 4847381
Decimal Degrees43.77003333, -103.53033333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 46.202', W 103° 31.82'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 46' 12.12" N, 103° 31' 49.2" W
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Area Code(s)605
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 25073 US-16 Scenic, Custer SD 57730, US
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