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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BVV_dakota-rebekah-lodge_Lead-SD.html
Dakota Rebekah Lodge No. 1
First Rebekah Lodge chartered in
Dakota Territory
Jan 17, 1883
Lead South Dakota
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AE0_spargo-hoist-sinking-bucket_Lead-SD.html
The Spargo Hoist was developed by a Homestake Mining Company engineer. This small, pneumatically operated hoist was used in many applications in the underground Homestake Mine. One of the uses was a sinking hoist; used by mining crews to mine a sh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ADZ_overshot-mucker_Lead-SD.html
The overshot mucker was a rail-mounted, rock excavation machine, operated by compressed air. This mucker was used to scoop up blasted, broken rock and throw it overhead into an ore car positioned behind the mucker. As the mucker advanced the minin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ADP_ore-cars_Lead-SD.html
The Bald Mountain district, which includes the Portland area, is 3½ miles southwest of the Lead district. Claims were located in the Portland area in 1877, but early mining was handicapped by the highly refractory (difficulty) nature of the o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ADO_man-car_Lead-SD.html
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 th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AD8_battery-locomotive_Lead-SD.html
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 electric…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AD7_homestake-gas-powered-locomotive_Lead-SD.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AD4_compressed-air-locomotive-9_Lead-SD.html
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 la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ACK_1912-lead-city-hall-homestake-general-offices_Lead-SD.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ACJ_homestake-air-locomotive-number-35_Lead-SD.html
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 …