Historical Marker
Where It All Begins
Historical marker location:
Deadwood, South Dakota
( Marker is on Mount Roosevelt Road west of Stage Run Road, on the right when traveling west.)
<i> The gold rush and early forest management </i>. Black Hills <i>National Forest</i>.
South Dakota was originally inhabited by various Native American tribes, including the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota. The state takes its name from the Dakota Sioux tribe.