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Elbert And Harriet Ward Ranch
The Elbert and Harriet Ward Ranch, in Custer County, South Dakota near Custer, South Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is located East of Elk Mountains (South Dakota), Elk Mountain, and south of U.S. Route 16. The listing included four contributing buildings and two contributing structures on . Contributing resources include: *main house (c. 1932-34), a two-story building on a rock and cement foundation *root cellar (c. 1916-34) *milk house (c. 1916-34) *privy (c. 1916-34) *cistern (c. 1932-34), a rectangular "box" covered by a cement slab, at top of a hill, with capacity for 2,000 gallons *chicken coop (c. 1916-34) With References Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Custer County, South Dakota 1916 establishments in South Dakota Buildings and structures completed in 1916 {{SouthDakota-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custer, South Dakota
Custer is a city in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,919 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Custer County. History Custer is the oldest town established by European Americans in the Black Hills. Gold was discovered east of Custer during the Black Hills Expedition, conducted by the 7th Cavalry led by Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, a discovery which initiated the Black Hills Gold Rush. For thousands of years, the Black Hills had been part of the territory of varying tribes of indigenous peoples. They were within historical territory of the Oglala Sioux at the time of United States encounter, and within the Great Sioux Reservation established by the US Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868). Having established dominance in the area by the eighteenth century, the Oglala Sioux had long considered the Black Hills as sacred land. After increasing encroachment by Americans and violent confrontations, the U.S. government forced the Sioux to ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
