Old Maps of Powder House Pass, South Dakota for Hiking & Exploration

1. 1894 Map of Deadwood

   

   1894 Deadwood

   1894 Print · USGS

   The Black Hills gold mining region is documented here in the early 1890s, capturing the industrial density of Deadwood and Lead. Researchers can trace early rail lines and find specific mountain locations like the Normal School in Spearfish, Bull Dog Ranch, and Lookout Mill.

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4. 1900 Map of Spearfish

   

   1900 Spearfish

   1900 Print · USGS

   The Black Hills gold and timber country comes alive in this late nineteenth-century survey of Lawrence County. Trace the early railroad networks of the Deadwood Central and locate mountain camps like Greenmont P.O. and Terry.

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7. 1901 Map of Deadwood

   

   1901 Deadwood

   1901 Print · USGS

   The Black Hills gold mining region and the bustling camps of Lawrence County are captured here just before the modern era. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail networks of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad through remote outposts like Bulldog Ranch and Rochford.

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10. 1915 Map of Spearfish

    

    1915 Spearfish

    1915 Print · USGS

    Lawrence County in the early twentieth century is a landscape of gold mining camps and mountain railroads. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Lead and Spearfish, or find now-quiet locations like Homestake Camp and Carbonate.

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13. 1916 Map of Deadwood

    

    1916 Deadwood

    1916 Print · USGS

    The Black Hills mining district at the peak of its early industrial era shows a dense network of rail and timber camps. Researchers can trace the narrow-gauge C B & Q RR lines to the Queen Bee Mine and the Fort Meade Military Reservation.

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16. 1953 Map of Rapid City, 1964 Print

    

    1953 Rapid City

    1964 Print · USGS

    Western South Dakota's transition from the Black Hills to the open prairie is captured here during the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace the development of Ellsworth Air Force Base alongside historic landmarks like Bear Butte and the Lower Alkali School.

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19. 1957 Map of Rapid City

    

    1957 Rapid City

    1957 Print · USGS

    Western South Dakota in the mid-fifties reveals a landscape of high-altitude forests and growing military installations. Researchers can trace the development of Ellsworth Air Force Base, locate the Theodore Roosevelt Monument, and find rural landmarks like Lower Alkali School.

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22. 1961 Map of Lead, 1963 Print

    

    1961 Lead

    1963 Print · USGS

    The Black Hills mining district comes alive in the early 1960s as extraction operations and mountain settlements define the landscape. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Burlington and Quincy through Terraville or locate family roots near Englewood Cemetery and Trojan.

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25. 2021 Map of Lead, 2021 Print

    

    2021 Lead

    2021 Print · USGS

    Mining history and high-altitude terrain define this 2021 survey of the Black Hills near Lead and Deadwood. Genealogists and historians can trace cemetery locations like Holy Cross Cem or follow the historic rail path of the George S. Mickelson Trl.

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