Old timers placer mining in South Dakotas Black

Old timers placer mining in South Dakotas Black Hills, in 1889. The first gold rush began in 1874, when gold strikes were reported in the Black Hills within the Great Sioux Reservation. After the Lakotas (Sioux) defeat by the US Army, the Black Hills were ceded to the US in the treaty of 1877 (BSLOC_2017_18_55)

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19th Century 19th century 3 People Lcgr1711 Lcgr2017 Migration Placer Prospectors Rustic Settlers South Dakota Westward Expansion Wild West

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