The Story of Ellsworth Air Force Base
The military presence in western South Dakota dates back to 1942, when Rapid City Army Air Base (AAB)...
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They Call Her Dignity
Overlooking the Missouri River in Chamberlain is the striking 50-foot tall Dignity Statue. The stainless steel statue is...
Your Trip to Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower is a striking laccolithic butte in northeastern Wyoming near Hulett and Sundance. It is a popular...
Devils Tower National Monument
Located on the northwestern edge of the Black Hills, Devils Tower Rises 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River...
A Good Bet – Deadwood Gaming
At high noon on November 1, 1989, legalized gambling was reintroduced in Deadwood. The historic and economic transformation of...
8 Must-Try Flavors of South Dakota
South Dakota’s multicultural history has lead to great local cuisine with a unique mixture of German, Eastern European,...
The History of the Hills
A Brief History of the Black Hills from 1800 The following is by no means a comprehensive story...
A.W. Merrick
Unfortunately, there is not much information available about Deadwood’s first newspaperman Albert W. Merrick (portrayed by Jeffrey Jones...
Wyatt Earp in the Early Black Hills
Wyatt Earp has been popularized as the fearless frontier lawman of the Kansas cow towns, and as the...
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok
James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. As a boy in rural...