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Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,097. Its county seat is Deadwood. Lawrence County is coextensive with the Spearfish, South Dakota, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 44.36, -103.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lawrence County, South Dakota, 1877 establishments in the United States, South Dakota counties, Black Hills

Central City, South Dakota

Central City is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2010 census.

Located at 44.3672, -103.77 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in South Dakota, Populated places in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lead, South Dakota

Lead (pronounced "leed") is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.

Located at 44.3508, -103.766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Black Hills, Cities in South Dakota, Historic districts in South Dakota, Populated places in Lawrence County, South Dakota, National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota, Populated places established in 1876, 1876 establishments in the United States

Homestake Mine (South Dakota)

The Homestake Mine was a deep underground gold mine located in Lead, South Dakota. Until it closed in 2002 it was the largest and deepest gold mine in North America, producing more than 40 million ounces (approximately 1.25 million kilograms) of gold. The Homestake Mine is famous in scientific circles for being the site at which the solar neutrino problem was first discovered. This became known as the Homestake Experiment. The deep underground laboratory was set up by Raymond Davis Jr.

Located at 44.3561, -103.765 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Black Hills, Gold mines in the United States, Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, South Dakota, Surface mines in the United States, Underground mines in the United States, Former mines in the United States

Homestake experiment

The Homestake experiment (sometimes referred to as the Davis experiment) was an experiment headed by astrophysicists Raymond Davis, Jr. and John N. Bahcall in the late 1960s. Its purpose was to collect and count neutrinos emitted by nuclear fusion taking place in the Sun. Bahcall did the theoretical calculations and Davis designed the experiment. After Bahcall calculated the rate at which the detector should capture neutrinos, Davis's experiment turned up only one third of this figure.

Located at 44.3533, -103.744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Physics experiments, Neutrino observatories

Black Hills Gold Rush

The Black Hills Gold Rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States. It began in 1874 following the Custer Expedition and reached a peak in 1876-77. Rumors and poorly documented reports of gold in the Black Hills go back to the early 19th century. In the 1860s, Roman Catholic missionary Father De Smet is reported to have seen Sioux Indians carrying gold which they told him came from the Black Hills.

Located at 44.3558, -103.764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Pre-statehood history of South Dakota, Great Sioux War of 1876, Black Hills, American gold rushes

Adams Museum & House

Adams Museum & House, was built in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States, in 1930 by Deadwood businessman and former mayor W.E. Adams as a tribute to the Black Hills pioneers and in remembrance of his deceased first wife and two daughters. The museum was a gift to the city of Deadwood and it remains city property to this day. It is located at 54 Sherman Street. Deadwood's Adams Museum is considered the Black Hills' oldest history museum.

Located at 44.3758, -103.729 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Deadwood, South Dakota, History museums in South Dakota, Museums in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Blacktail, South Dakota

Blacktail (also known as Black Tail) is a populated place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The name was collected by the United States Geological Survey between 1976 and 1980, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on February 13, 1980.

Located at 44.37, -103.76 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Lawrence County, South Dakota