Blacktail, South Dakota

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Blacktail, South Dakota
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Blacktail
Location of Blacktail in South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°22′12″N103°45′37″W / 44.3699843°N 103.7601982°W / 44.3699843; -103.7601982 [1]
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Lawrence
Elevation
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4,777 ft (1,456 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)

Blacktail (also known as Black Tail) is a ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. [1]

Blacktail was named for the black-tailed deer spotted by a settler near the town site. [2] Blacktail was an early mining camp 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 Central City and Gayville, and in the area where Blacktail Gulch and Bobtail Gulch meet. [3] The site has an elevation of 4,777 feet (1,456 m). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Blacktail". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. February 13, 1980. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 44.
  3. 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.