Captain Jack Crawford
Few characters in Black Hills history were ever as flamboyant, or as poetic, as John Wallace “Jack” Crawford. Crawford was...
Town/Community History
The Beautiful Forks
Defined as “the Beautiful Forks” in French, the namesake and town site of the city of Belle Fourche...
Homestake and Neutrinos
A Tiny Look at a Large Opportunity The name Homestake is synonymous with the Black Hills region, but the word...
Nuggets of Homestake Mine
Moses and Fred Manuel discovered the Homestake Ledge on April 9, 1876; sank a shaft in the side...
George S. Mickelson Trail
To experience a wide cross-section of the history, scenery and serenity of the Black Hills you need go no further...
National American University
The National School of Business was established in downtown Rapid City in 1941 with a curriculum that offered secretarial and...
Frederick T. Evans
While he did much to help in the establishment of commerce in many of the communities of the Black...
The Homestead Act
One of the more vital pieces of government policy in terms of its overall effect on the settlement...
Potato Creek Johnny
Sometimes we find a person who is not so much an icon but a caricature of a place,...
Preacher Smith of Deadwood : Henry Weston Smith
Historical Black Hills characters, both factual and fictional, have taken center stage in the successful HBO series “Deadwood.”...