Gold Run (South Dakota)

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Gold Run is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

Gold Run was named for the valuable deposits of gold in the area. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Run (South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 33.

Coordinates: 44°21′34″N103°44′20″W / 44.35944°N 103.73889°W / 44.35944; -103.73889