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Dewey was originally called "S and G Ranch" for its owners
Sturgis and Goodell. The name was changed in 1890 by either the Burlington Railroad which came through the area that year, or the Post Office Department. The town is a populated place ("a place or area having clustered or scattered buildings
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area since the 1970s. Several mines still exist in the area and the US Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the area in 2012 and 2013 for new in-situ uranium recovery.
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and a permanent population") that is not a census designated or incorporated place with an official federally recognized name.
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Abandoned cabin on South Dakota Route 715, Pilger
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Dewey was a cattle town in the first half of the 20th century. Local ranchers used its rail depot to ship cattle to market.
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This article is about the unincorporated town of Dewey, South Dakota, in Custer County. For the county in South Dakota, see
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A desert scene. The mountains in the background are the Elk
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625:"Powertech Uranium Corp. - Dewey Burdock - Mon Aug 19, 2013"
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is an unincorporated community near the southwest corner of
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Unincorporated communities in Custer County, South Dakota
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Rapid City, Black Hills and
Western Railroad (1893–1947)
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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
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Register of Historic Places in Custer County
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1994:Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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1571:Black Hills War, or Great Sioux War (1876)
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338:Two ranches near Dewey are listed on the
1202:Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
303:Dewey lies just to the southwest of the
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353:companies have explored the Dewey /
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1963:Mount Rushmore in popular culture
1212:Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument
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1247:Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns
1192:Jewel Cave National Monument
1132:Black Hills Central Railroad
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112:43.52987000°N 104.03838000°W
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1137:Black Hills National Forest
869:Custer County, South Dakota
793:Black Hills National Forest
746:Black Hills National Forest
427:Red rock canyons near Dewey
413:Black Hills National Forest
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347:Tennessee Valley Authority
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1566:Great Sioux Reservation
1267:Wind Cave National Park
1217:Mystic Miner Ski Resort
1837:Stratobowl (1934–1959)
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771:Weston County, Wyoming
375:Old buildings in Dewey
1901:Rapid City Rapid Ride
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1294:Norbeck Scenic Byway
1157:Crazy Horse Memorial
1127:Black Elk Wilderness
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751:Custer, South Dakota
1947:Mule Creek Junction
1262:Terry Peak ski area
1152:Chapel in the Hills
1045:South Dakota portal
782:Dewey, South Dakota
461:Further information
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