RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA ACCOMODATIONS

There are a number of communities in the Black Hills area. For your enjoyment, you will find historical and current information on many of them. Enjoy a tour here of various communities in the Black Hills.

CUSTER, CUSTER STATE PARK, CRAZY HORSE

The town of Custer began as a camp for the famous 7th US Calvary in 1874. The swanky and legendary General George A. Custer, had been sent by the U.S. government to explore the Black Hills ... CLICK FOR MORE!

DEADWOOD AND LEAD

Named for the fallen trees that clogged Deadwood Gulch, and the lead [leed] of gold ore discovered in 1875, these twin Black Hills towns have seen a thousand dramas unfold and millions of dollars in [Deadwood, South Dakota - a National Historic Landmark]

gold mined in their midst.

Deadwood was platted in 1876, incorporated in 1881; a thriving tent city spawned by the gold rush of 1876, served by stagecoach from 5 major trails. After a major fire in 1879 wiped out the tent town, the transition from mining camp to city began. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad arrived in 1891 and produced culture, refinement, and a general tone of Victorian gentility ... CLICK FOR MORE!

HILL CITY

Hill City became a town in 1876, the second in the Black Hills. The lure of gold brought hardy settlers and rough miners, loggers, and cowboys who were used to hard work, a hard life, and hard play. First served by the Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage, the discovery of tin, and the new tin mine, brought the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in 1889, and Hill City boomed... CLICK FOR MORE!

HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs became a town in 1877 after a treaty was made with the Sioux nation. The first white man to discover the warm mineral springs from which it's name is derived, was a miner who staked his claim by writing on a tree: "this is my spring" ... CLICK FOR MORE!

KEYSTONE, MT. RUSHMORE

On your way to the awesome "Shrine Of Democracy", enjoy a visit to Keystone, the town at the bottom of the famous mountain, Mt. Rushmore. Keystone is an attraction in it's own right, historical and progressive. It's citizens are hardy and versatile, having survived fires and floods, and near economic oblivion ...CLICK FOR MORE!

SPEARFISH

Like other towns in the Black Hills, Spearfish is filled with history of the Native Americans, gold fever, and explorations of unknown territory, a tribute to the hardy settlers of the 1800's. In 1833, a band of 7 men, in search of gold, entered the Black Hills. They had discovered gold and were headed home to tell of their exciting discovery, when they were attacked ... CLICK FOR MORE!

STURGIS, STURGIS RALLY AND RACES, FT. MEADE

"Old Scooptown," as it was once called by it's first settlers, is now a thriving city of over 6,000 residents. Nestled between the Black Hills on it's north, and Fort Meade on it's east, it is a main entrance to Deadwood-Lead and a scenic portion of the beautiful mountains and valleys of the Black Hills; just as it was when the Sidney, Nebraska, Deadwood Stagecoach came there. Remnants of that Stagecoach ... CLICK FOR MORE!

WALL, BADLANDS

[area map of Wall] Wall had its beginning the summer of 1907; a railroad station linking Pierre and Rapid City joining the rails from east to west. It fast became a center for its rich agricultural area, and is home today to the National Grasslands Visitor Center, the only one of its kind in the United States--don't miss it! The town was named for the rugged strip of Badlands 1/2 mile to 3 miles wide, that separates the lower sod covered prairie of the White River from the great gentle ... CLICK FOR MORE!