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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A1D_cheyenne-deadwood-stage-route_Deadwood-SD.html
From 1876 to 1887, the Cheyenne and Deadwood Stage Route connected the Union Pacific Railroad with the gold mining regions in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory. A portion of this route once passed the location before you. In its heyday, this rou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A1C_george-s-mickelson-trail_Deadwood-SD.html
South Dakota's George S. Mickelson Trail is a 109 mile, multiuse recreational trail that runs through the heart of the Black Hills. The Mickelson Trail is one of the United States premier "Rails to Trails" projects that began in 1983 after the aba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A1B_flooding-the-railroads_Deadwood-SD.html
After the inception of Deadwood's railroad system in 1890, rising flood waters and washouts became an ever growing threat to the mining camps in the northern Black Hills. Three significant washouts, caused by spring flooding, occurred at this loca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A1A_good-roads-movement-lawrence-county_Deadwood-SD.html
The national Good Roads Movement was a coordinated effort to improve roadways across the United States. The automobile helped define roadways, sometimes referred to as "auto trails". In 1912, the "Black and Yellow Trail", more specifically the Chi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A13_chicago-burlington-quincy-railroad-yard_Deadwood-SD.html
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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 Burlington & Miss…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29YJ_president-taft-comes-to-deadwood_Deadwood-SD.html
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 west…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29YI_black-hills-pioneers_Deadwood-SD.html
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 their m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29Y7_lawrence-county-jails-capital-punishment_Deadwood-SD.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29Y5_spanish-american-war-memorial_Deadwood-SD.html
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 "Cañones rayados cortos de a 12 centimetros," or short cannon of twelve centimeters, (4 ¾" dia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29XU_upper-main-street_Deadwood-SD.html
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 pr…