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| Dakota Southern at Yankton in 1873 |
Rick Mills shared a collection of photographs of earliest
(1987) to current railroading in South Dakota.
Eighty-three members of the Spearfish Area Historical Society enjoyed
the varied collection at the Spearfish Senior Citizens Center on Mar 4, 2014. Rick Mills is the Executive Director at the
South Dakota State Railroad Museum in Hill City.
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| Burlington Northern at Spearfish Depot late 1890s |
Rick took the audience through the photographs explaining
when, where and how each picture tells the historic tale and becomes
significant to South Dakota's past. The
first photograph was of the first train in South Dakota, the Dakota Southern at
Yankton in 1873 which connected Yankton to the existing railway network in
Iowa. Another showed the Chicago Burlington & Quincy train at the Spearfish Depot headed for Spearfish Canyon to Englewood in the late 1890s. There were oh, so many more.
Visit the South Dakota State Railroad Museum at 222 Railroad
Ave Bldg A in Hill City, follow their website at sdsrm.org, or give them a call
at (605) 574-9000. Share a story or a
photograph with Rich Mills and staff at the museum.
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| Rapid City to Huron with sun effects |
