EXPLORING KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Keystone is a town in the Black Hills region of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census. It had its origins in 1883 as a mining town, and has since transformed itself into a resort town, serving the needs of the millions of visitors to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is located just beyond city limits. Keystone was heavily damaged in the 1972 Black Hills flood.
The town took its name from a local mine, which most likely was named after the keystone Masonic symbol.
Keystone Midland Model Railroad Cab Ride Of Mainline
Cab ride of the mainline of the Keystone Midland model railroad, starting in White City, Out to Wally at the end of the line, and back.
Keystone Tractor Museum
If you love old farm equipment, antique cars and trucks or collectibles of days gone by, add the Keystone Tractor Museum in Colonial Heights to your list of summer travel destinations. More at
Keystone Fire Support
Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 helicopters respond to support the Keystone Fire.
Keystone Stack Glenfield, NY Lewis County Historical Society
Smoke stack falls
The evolution of Keystone State Skinheads to European American Action Coalition
A compilation video of various news casts and other KSS footage showing how KSS co-founder, Steve Smith, got tired of the skinhead stigma and decided to change the name to European American Action Coalition - all while practicing same beliefs.
1880 Train Black Hills Central Railroad from Hill City to Keystone South Dakota 7/17/17
Today we chased the 1880 train on on old Hill City Road in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The locomotive leading this train has an interesting history. This is a 2-6-6-2T articulated Mallet that was built by The Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1928 for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company of Vail, WA. Its next stop was The Rayonier Lumber Company where it received a tender from Rayonier #101 and was retired in 1968. This engine was later displayed at the Wasatch Mountain Railway in Heber City, UT, and then sold to the Nevada State Railway Museum. The #110 was sold to The BHC in 1999 and was trucked from Nevada to South Dakota on four semi-trailers. Restoration on this engine was completed in the spring of 2001. It is the only 2-6-6-2T Mallet in service in the world.
The first steam engine in the Black Hills was brought across the prairie by bull team to the Homestake Mining Company at Lead in 1879. In 1881, the Home-stake Company created the first narrow-gauge railroad in the Black Hills to haul its cargo and the public from Lead to several mining camps. In 1885, the first standard-gauge railroad reached Buffalo Gap, Dakota Territory, and was extended on into Rapid City the next year.
The standard-gauge Burlington branch that came to host the 1880 Train's operations was built in several portions between Hill City and Keystone during the central Black Hills mining boom in the 1890s and the first month of 1900. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (hereafter referred to as the Burlington for simplicity), pushed its line into the southwestern corner of the newly created state of South Dakota in November of 1889. In the spring of 1890, construction of this began at Edgemont as the first phase of the High Line.
In the summer of 1927, President Calvin Coolidge dedicated a granite mountain three miles southwest of Keystone as America's Shrine of Democracy, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
In 1948, another monumental project was begun near a future route of the 1880 Train. South of Hill City, a granite mountain was chosen to memorialize the Lakota Indian warrior Crazy Horse. A young sculptor named Korzak Ziolkowski and several Lakota elders proclaimed that the mountain carving would let others know that the Indian peoples had great leaders, too.
Railroads in Lead City, 1900
During the late 1940s, diesel engines became more common than steam. After years of declining use, William B. Heckman (a public relations man with railroad experience) decided to start a railroad where steam actually operated and was not just relegated to static display. He and Robert Freer, a sales engineer of diesel locomotives in the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, organized a group who believed there should be in operation at least one working steam railroad, for boys of all ages who share America's fondness for the rapidly vanishing steam locomotive.
On the morning of August 18, 1957, the first official train operated on the Black Hills Central Railroad. Veteran Burlington engineer Earl Coupens piloted the Klondike Casey and its two open-air coaches away from the Burlington's vintage1890 Hill City depot, up the four-percent grade of Tin Mill Hill and on to Oblivion. The route was nicknamed the 1880 Train, as it was likened by Heckman to riding a train in the 1880s. While not quite historically accurate (Heckman was never a rigorous advocate of historic accuracy), the dating of the operation stuck, and if nothing else, captured an illusion of the railroad history.
Robert and JoAnna Warder bought the Black Hills Central Railroad in 1990. As a result, the railroad experienced a rebirth. The existing operational locomotives (#7 and #104) were restored to prime condition, as were a number of the pieces of rolling stock. A new stall and machine shop were added to the Hill City Engine House for maintenance and restoration of locomotives, passenger cars and other rolling stock on a year-long basis. Railroad facilities were cleaned up and upgraded. In 2001, the link between Hill City and Keystone was restored, and trains were able to travel the steep grade in between the two depots, providing a vintage steam experience for thousands of tourists who visit the Black Hills on an annual basis.
Fifty years after its inception, the Black Hills Central Railroad is still providing what Heckman envisioned–a place where new generations experience a steam locomotive and a way to commemorate the vital role that railroads played in the development of this country.
Keystone a 'misused symbol'
Janet Annesley of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers joins with the latest developments in the Keystone XL pipeline discussion.
VIDEO: Keystone Lake hit with rising water
Waters rise at Keystone Lake after heavy rain.
A short video of the pictures I took at the President Wax Museum in Keystone, South Dakota.
Keystone XL Pipeline Protest Speech for The Sierra Club @ Colorado State Capitol
Michael's closing address for the Sierra Club's rally protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, May 17th, 2014.
A look at Colorado's most polluted mine
The EPA is currently cleaning up the site at the Pennsylvania Mine near Keystone.
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American Southwest (#10): Vicksburg Ghost Town, Colorado
Vicksburg ... was founded in 1879 when gold and silver were discovered along Clear Creek. The town, named for storekeeper Vick Keller, featured a school, two saloons and billiard parlors, two hotels, and a boarding house, along with many log cabin residences. The post office, called Vicksburgh, lasted from 1881 until 1885, about the time the precious metals of the area gave out.
The main road (FR 390) now bypasses Vicksburg, but one can still visit this lovely little town by parking at the Vicksburg Museum's lot and walking in. This way is rather like backing into town, because once you come to the front of the museum, you will also see Vicksburg's main street, shaded by rows of Balm of Gilead trees, which were packed in by burros during the town's heyday. Six well-maintained old cabins posted against trespassing and privately owned (some by descendants of the original miners) line the north side of the street.
The museum, opened weekends and holidays by the Clear Creek Canyon Historical Society, is located in the Shephard House and recreates a mining-era home. On the museum's grounds are interesting artifacts, such as a tram drum, ore cars, wagons, a smelter pot, and a gold rocker (a device used to separate gold from its surrounding material).
Crazy Horse Memorial bigger than Mount Rushmore
Work began on the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota in 1948. Those working on it now say they'll be gone before it's finished.
PHOTO SHOOT BEHIND THE SCENES | KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Join El Zee for an old time photo shoot at Professor Samuel's Portrait Emporium in Keystone, South Dakota.
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Big Thunder Gold Mine | Keystone, South Dakota | Black Hills
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TransCanada — Kiewit CEO Bruce Grewcock Discusses Keystone XL Pipeline — Time To Build KXL
Like most Nebraskans, there’s a lot Bruce Grewcock loves about his state and the people who live there.
“People are friendly, there’s a good, strong work ethic and people are honest,” says Grewcock, Chairman and CEO of Omaha-based Kiewit Corporation, an employee-owned Fortune 500 corporation.
Kiewit helped build TransCanada projects that range from the Coolidge Generating Station in Arizona to the original Keystone Pipeline, which has safely delivered more than 600-million barrels of oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S. Midwest since it began operation in July 2010.
Today, Grewcock is one of many Americans who would like to see the approval of Keystone XL. This is a great opportunity for hundreds of craftsmen to earn some really good pay with some good benefits here in the State of Nebraska.” explains Grewcock.
The TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline will be the safest and most advanced oil pipeline operation in North America, bringing energy security and long-term energy independence to the United States, while providing jobs and a much-need economic boost to Americans.
The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed 1,179-mile (1,897 km), 36-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline, beginning in Hardisty, Alta., and extending south to Steele City, Neb., that will transport crude oil from Canada and support the significant growth of crude oil production in the United States.
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Luke Norman on U.S. Gold Corp.'s Pursuit of Nevada's Next Major Gold Discovery & 2019 Plans
In this interview, U.S. Gold Corp.’s co-founder Luke Norman discusses how the company was able to obtain the Keystone project in Nevada and explains why Dave Mathewson, VP of U.S. Gold Corp.’s exploration program and one of Nevada’s most successful exploration geologists, calls Keystone “the best exploration project I have seen in my career.” Luke also shares regarding the 2019 plans and catalysts for the Keystone and Copper King projects.
Luke Norman is a seasoned mining executive and company builder. Luke possesses over 15 years of experience in the venture capital markets and has been responsible for direct capital raises in excess of $300 million. He also co-founded Gold Standard Ventures, which went from a $15 million to a $1 billion market cap due to a Nevada gold discovery.
U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ:USAU) is a U.S. focused gold exploration and development company advancing high potential projects in Nevada and Wyoming. The company is advancing the Copper King project towards production in Wyoming and has consolidated an entire district on Nevada’s productive Cortez Trend. U.S. Gold Corp. has assembled a team of renowned explorers and prolific company builders and remains well financed with a tight share structure.
0:05 Introduction
1:55 Luke Norman’s background and past mining success
5:50 How did USAU acquire the Keystone project?
8:45 Did Placer Dome previously explore Keystone?
10:20 Why does Keystone have great potential for a major discovery?
13:52 Key catalysts and plans for Keystone in 2019
20:57 How long might it take for a discovery at Keystone?
24:20 Past Nevada gold discoveries as potential comparables to Keystone
27:40 Discussing the Copper King project in Wyoming
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Ride the Black Hills Central Railroad - Hill City, South Dakota
All ABOARD the historic 1880 train running ten miles between Hill City and Keystone, South Dakota. This railroad line was originally built as a mining railroad for gold in the Black Hills. It reached Keystone on January 20, 1900 and was later used to haul equipment for carving nearby Mount Rushmore. The Baldwin 2-6-2T #104 locomotive and train cars and have been featured on television shows, such as the Gunsmoke episode Snow Train, General Hospital, and the TNT mini-series, Into the West. It also appeared in the movie, Orphan Train. Keep your head and arms in the train at all times since hot embers shower those who don't!
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