South Dakota Ghost Towns

South Dakota’s ghost towns span the full drama of the American frontier. The Black Hills gold rush of 1876 built some of the most legendary boom towns in Western history, and the homestead era filled the prairies with farming communities that the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression then emptied. From the storied mining districts of the Black Hills to the forgotten homestead towns of the eastern plains, South Dakota is one of the great ghost town states of the American West.

Ghost Towns of South Dakota on Amazon

Looking to explore South Dakota’s ghost towns in more depth? The Ghost Towns of South Dakota series by Jason Smith spans 4 volumes covering the state’s most compelling abandoned communities.

Browse the South Dakota Series on Amazon

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