Blacktail, South Dakota
Black Tail | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 44°22′12″N 103°45′37″W / 44.3699843°N 103.7601982°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Lawrence |
Elevation | 4,777 ft (1,456 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
Blacktail (also known as Black Tail) is a ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. [1]
Blacktail was named for the black-tailed deer spotted by a settler near the town site. [2] Blacktail was an early mining camp in which some of the Homestake Mine's mills operated. While the town flourished for a while, it eventually became a ghost town. It was located between Central City and Gayville, and in the area where Blacktail Gulch and Bobtail Gulch meet. [3] The site has an elevation of 4,777 feet (1,456 m). [1]