Bismuth, South Dakota

Bismuth is a ghost town in the Black Hills of Custer County, South Dakota, United States.[2]

Bismuth, South Dakota
Town
Bismuth
Location of Bismuth in South Dakota.
Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 103°23′53″W[1]
Elevation4,472 ft (1,363 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)

History

Bismuth existed circa 1901 as a small community of half a dozen homes. It once included a store and a baseball team, but now only an old house remains of the town. The site is now part of a campground and a manmade lake.[2]

Geography

Bismuth is located in the Black Hills on the northern border of Custer County. It was built just north of Iron Creek and is approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the ghost town of Spokane and five miles southeast of Mount Rushmore.[2]

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Bismuth (historical)." USGS. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey., 23 Sept. 1986. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Web. 20 Aug. 2013.
  2. Parker, Watson, and Hugh K. Lambert. Black Hills Ghost Towns. First ed. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press Incorporated, 1974. 36. 1 vols. Print.



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