South Dakota
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A-33-057 -- Map of counties in South Dakota
Item — Cabinet Multi-Drawer A, Drawer: 33, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Linen original. Map of counties (with names) for the state of Souh Dakota.
Dates:
1877 - 2007
Homestake Vested Water Rights
Collection
Identifier: 5000
Abstract
The Homestake Mining Company was founded in 1876 and operated for 126 years, ultimately growing into the oldest, largest, and deepest gold mine in the Western Hemisphere. A critical contributor to this large-scale success lies in the company’s early acquisition of water rights in the Black Hills. The water rights collection housed at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center details the mine’s systematic attainment of these water rights, as well as the legal struggles that occurred in...
Dates:
1876 - 1998