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History
West Friends
The newly-restored Friendship Tower atop Mount Roosevelt is a lasting tribute to the friendship between a president and a Black Hills lawman — and the land they both cherished.
From Coach to Congress
Kennebec’s Jim Abdnor was a leader on the baseball diamond and inside the U.S. Capitol.
The Real Hero
American children learned about the World War II heroics of Rapid City’s Kenneth Scissons through the colorful panels of comic books.
The Fort Sisseton Kid
Though he steered clear of politics himself, Robert J. Perry knew just how to use them to save a crumbling military fort in northeastern South Dakota.
Apostles on the Plains
Stephen Riggs brought his family to Dakota, where they went forth to teach and preach the gospel.
Minnilusa Links Old and New
Meet the sinners and saints who settled the Black Hills. Photo by Johnny Sundby.
South Dakota’s Death Valley
Born in Deadwood, Jim “Death Valley” Scott dominated major league hitters from 1909 to 1917. Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.
Herbert Hoover, The Historian
The USD professor spent a lifetime exploring South Dakota’s “exaggerated diversity.”
Who Lies in the Custer Graves?
Bon Homme County’s oldest mystery involves six forgotten soldiers of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry.
The Man Who Saved the Buffalo
Scotty Philip gets the credit, but even he has Fred Dupree to thank. Photo by Chad Coppess/S.D. Tourism.
Rekindling a Memory
South Dakota’s second-deadliest plane crash may have been forgotten if not for Rapid City’s Harold and Greg Stone.
