Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Custer's 1874 Expedition to the Black Hills, Then & Now |
Catalog Number |
2011.053.001 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Scope & Content |
Custer's 1874 Expedition to Black Hills, Then & Now 1975 The manuscript for a forty slide - tape program about the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Black Hills National Forest By 1870, exploration of the "west" could certainly be considered fairly complete. Yet in almost the exact geographic center of North America, the Black Hills still remained a mystery. In 1874, an expedition was authorized by the U.S. Army under the leadership of General George Armstrong Custer to map the "Hills" and determine if gold existed there in paying quantities. During this slide program you will see some of the pictures taken on that expedition plus some modern day photos taken from the same locations. These companion photograph: will help you understand environmental changes that have occurred during the past 100 years. The manuscript has been scanned and converted to Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat formats |
Additional File |
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Subjects |
South Dakota Black Hills NF Vegetation Changes |
Search Terms |
Ecosystem Research Timber Silviculture |
Catalog date |
2011-12-04 |
Collection |
USDA Forest Service, Black Hill National Forest |