Tag: South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota has been on my bucket list for a while. Crazy Horse was the war hero of the Native American Lakota tribe that defeated General Custer in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Mount Rushmore is a memorial of presidents of the United States, […]
A Ghost Town in South Dakota
Okaton, South Dakota was once a thriving community of rail workers and pioneer homesteaders. When the rail moved westward, so did the workers. The Great Depression made most of the remaining farmers move to the city looking for any kind of work. Between the railroads closing that particular spur and […]