A rededication ceremony held July 26th in Fort Pierre gave recognition for the beginning of the 200 mile route that guided travels to Deadwood in the late 1800s. After gold was discovered in the Black Hills, settlers and gold prospectors came to Fort Pierre by train or riverboat and then followed the Fort Pierre to Deadwood Trail out west. The trail is part of Deb Schiefelbien’s family history. In 1975 her grandparents, Roy and Edith Norman, put up 52 signs marking the old buffalo trail used by

Welcome to our first Trail Tuesday! Deadwood Trails and the Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for this video series on urban trails here in Deadwood! Stay tuned to learn more about our local trails, their history, and new projects coming up! | HISTORIC DEADWOOD

The Fort Pierre National Grassland is federal land and covers 116,000 acres south of Fort Pierre, north of Interstate 90, and west of the Lower Brule Indian Reservation. The topography ranges from flat to gently rolling hills to relatively steep slopes and creeks that flow toward the Bad River and the Missouri River. | SDPB

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