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| Name | Street Address | City | State | Historical Notes | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTH Mining Memorial | Smelter Hill, South Dakota State University School of Mines | Rapid City | SD | The 1874 confirmation of gold in the Black Hills marked the beginning of the Gold Rush. Ignoring an 1868 treaty, prospectors flocked to the area. Mining came to represent both wealth for whites, and cultural destruction for Native Americans. . |
The "Tower On The Hill" Mining Memorial is made from an abandoned mine site, and uses deep symbolism to commemorate the gold mining era, and the region's mythology and geography. See: Prospect V-III Mining Memorial |
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