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1894 Map of Deadwood

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Deadwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

Deadwood and Lead anchor this late-19th-century survey of the Black Hills, showing the region at the peak of its early mining and rail expansion. The landscape is defined by a dense network of gulches and peaks, including Terry Peak and Bald Mtn, which supported a cluster of satellite settlements such as Terraville, Pluma, and Gayville. This map captures the industrial character of the era through the concentration of named gulches like Blacktail Gulch and Two Bit Gulch, which were central to local gold prospecting operations.

Transportation routes are critical to the layout, with the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad and the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad threading through the narrow valleys to connect these mountain towns. Further south, the map documents more isolated outposts and industrial sites, including Bull Dog Ranch, Nahant, and the Lookout Mill along Castle Creek. This record preserves the early layout of Lawrence and Pennington counties before many of these small mining camps consolidated or were reclaimed by the forest.