ANNIE TALLENT MEMORIAL
Close to Gordon Stockade, on Lower French Creek Road, stands an obelisk dedicated to the first school teacher and the first white woman in the Black Hills. Annie Tallent was part of the Gordon Party that invaded the Black Hills in search of gold. In 1897 she wrote an extensive history of the Black Hills during the quarter century she lived there,“ The Black Hills The Last Hunting Ground of the Dakotahs.”
OLD MINES
Many old, abandoned mines still exist in the Black Hills. In Keystone, the Holy Terror Mine produced large quantities of quality ore from 1894 and off and on until the 1950s.
LOVER’ S LEAP
Legend says two Native American lovers leaped to their deaths off the 200foot ridge line along the trail. The trailhead is located behind the old schoolhouse across from the Peter Norbeck Visitor Center in Custer State Park. This fivemile loop trail is short, but strenuous, with great views of the Cathedral Spires and Black Elk Peak.
VOLKSMARCH
Twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, a volksmarch is held at Crazy Horse Memorial. It is the only time people are allowed to walk up to the head.
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