
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad line snakes through this high-altitude landscape, following the course of the North Fork Rapid Creek. This 1950s survey captures a transition in the Black Hills National Forest, where industrial activity was yielding to a ranching economy. The settlement of Dumont appears alongside its Dumont Sch (Abandoned), while farther south, Nahant is marked by the Nahant Sch. Numerous family holdings are documented across the terrain, including the Buskala Ranch, Gudat Ranch, and Melcher Ranch.
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4 editions found
1894 · Deadwood
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1899 · Sturgis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Spearfish
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Deadwood
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1915 · Spearfish
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1915 · Sturgis
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Deadwood
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1953 · Rapid City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Crooks Tower
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Crows Nest Peak
USGS Topo · 1:24,000