Blacktail (also known as Black Tail) is a

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in Lawrence County,

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, United States. Blacktail was named for the

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spotted by a settler near the town site. Blacktail was an early

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in which some of the Homestake Mine's mills operated. While the town flourished for a while, it eventually became a ghost town. It was located between

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and Gayville, and in the area where Blacktail Gulch and Bobtail Gulch meet.Parker, Watson, and Hugh K. Lambert. ''Black Hills Ghost Towns''. First ed. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press Incorporated, 1974. 188-91. 1 vols. Print. The site has an elevation of .

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