Historic Stay at Lead’s Town Hall Inn
Close to Deadwood but a world away; Lead is quieter than her neighbor, but just as fascinating. Visitors...
Homestake Mine
Homestake Mine
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When Fred and Moses Manuel discovered a large vein of gold in a rocky outcropping three miles south...
The Story of Lead
When gold was discovered on French Creek near present-day Custer in 1874, miners descended upon the Black Hills...
Mystery Monday Week 2 Revealed
On Monday, we posted the following photo and asked you to identify the location. This one proved tricky…but...
The Black Hills Gold Rush
The Black Hills Gold Rush began in 1874, when Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led a group of...
Lead’s Cultural History
The Sanford Lab states that Lead has been called the richest 100 square miles on the entire planet....
The Search for Lame Johnny’s Lost Treasure
There’s gold in them thar hills… no, really! When researching the history of the Black Hills during the...
Hearst Legacy in the Black Hills
While the Hearst name is widely associated with publishing today, the Hearst influence on mining in the Black Hills is...
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...