In 1870, the Black Hills Expedition, lead George Armstrong Custer, announced the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
In 1870, the Black Hills Expedition, lead George Armstrong Custer, announced the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Basically, it was an expedition to explore the Black Hills (and look for gold). The reasons given for the expedition were scientific exploration, to find a suitable site for a new military post, and to find a route to the southwest. A group of scientists traveled with the expedition along with a couple of miners.
Gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1875. There are no Black Hills in North Dakota. The battle also known as "Custer's Last Stand" was the "Battle of the Little Bighorn" and it occurred in Montana Territory in 1876.
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Members of the Black Hills Expedition of 1874, which was lead by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, found gold near present day Custer, South Dakota.
In 1870, the Black Hills Expedition, lead George Armstrong Custer, announced the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
George Armstrong Custer and numerous unnamed miners.
In 1870, the Black Hills Expedition, lead George Armstrong Custer, announced the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
In 1870, the Black Hills Expedition, lead George Armstrong Custer, announced the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
1874 - General Armstrong Custer took an expedition into the Black Hills and it was these men found the first signs of gold.
Gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota by a small group of miners led by George Armstrong Custer in 1874. This discovery led to the Black Hills Gold Rush, and the subsequent influx of settlers and miners to the area.
George Armstrong Custer's soldiers discovered gold in the Black Hills. The U.S. government responded by insisting that the Sioux who lived there sell their reservaation land but the Sioux refused. This caused the Battle of the Little Bighorn in which Sioux warriors surrounded George Armstrong Custer and his troops. It was the worst defeat the U.S. army suffered in the west.
The first people to come to the Black Hills were the Native Americans who considered the Black Hills sacred. The first tribes were the Arikara, Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa and Pawnee. They were driven out of the area by the Lakota who were being pushed west by expansion of the US territories. Fur traders found a wealth of animals in the Black Hills. Then General George Armstrong Custer discovered gold in the Black Hills in 1874. Many settlers came to the area hoping to strike it rich!
There is archeological evidence of native americans in the Black Hills thousands of years ago, before recorded history. Although Lewis and Clark never made it to the Black Hills on their famous exploration, a French fur trader described the dark hills to them. General George Armstong Custer led an expedition into the Black Hills, making camp near present day city of Custer, SD and essentially opened the Black Hills to settlement.
Basically, it was an expedition to explore the Black Hills (and look for gold). The reasons given for the expedition were scientific exploration, to find a suitable site for a new military post, and to find a route to the southwest. A group of scientists traveled with the expedition along with a couple of miners.
The Lakota call the Black Hills of South Dakota, "Paha Sapa" in Lakota, meaning "hills that are black", because their pine-covered slopes look as dark as shadows from afar. The Black Hills National Forest is made-up of 1.2 million acres of meadows and tree covered mountains. The forest has 34 trails with more than 450 miles for hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and backpacking. Deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats roam freely throughout the forest. Harney Peak is in the Black Hills. You can hike to the top of Harney Peak. It is the highest point east of the Rockies in the United States at 7,242 feet. George Armstong Custer's Black Hills Expedition found gold in the Black Hills in 1874.