Lancaster City, South Dakota

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Lancaster City is a ghost town in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

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History

Lancaster City was named for Nimrod Lancaster, who laid out the mining community in 1877. [2] [ self-published source ]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lancaster City (historical)
  2. Mitchell, Steven T. (December 16, 2010). Nuggets to Neutrinos: The Homestake Story. Xlibris Corporation. p. 333. ISBN   978-1-4568-3947-5.

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