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1954 Map of Silver City

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Silver City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Black Hills National Forest landscape shown here reflects a mid-century period of significant hydraulic transition. The most striking development is the Pactola Reservoir, noted during its filling phase with a marked under construction road nearby and specific data for the normal elevation and spillway. This massive project transformed the upper Rapid Creek valley, where the small community of Silver City and the historic Canyon City are situated.

A legacy of extraction is evident throughout the terrain, with numerous named claims such as the Homelode Mine, Jenney Mine, and Queen Bee Mine scattered among deep drainage features like California Gulch and Boarding House Gulch. Local civic life is anchored by the Pactola School and the Bullock Lookout Tower on Scruton Mountain, while isolated landmarks like Flannigan Cabin and the Slate Creek Dam provide specific touchpoints for researchers tracing early twentieth-century activity in Pennington County.