A rededication ceremony held July 26th in Fort Pierre gave recognition for the beginning of the 200 mile route that guided travels to Deadwood in the late 1800s. After gold was discovered in the Black Hills, settlers and gold prospectors came to Fort Pierre by train or riverboat and then followed the Fort Pierre to Deadwood Trail out west. The trail is part of Deb Schiefelbien’s family history. In 1975 her grandparents, Roy and Edith Norman, put up 52 signs marking the old buffalo trail used by

2.7K views · 105 reactions | The Fort Pierre National Grassland is federal land and covers 116,000 acres south of Fort Pierre, north of Interstate 90, and west of the Lower Brule Indian Reservation. The topography ranges from flat to gently rolling hills to relatively steep slopes and creeks that flow toward the Bad River and the Missouri River. | SDPB | Facebook

160K views · 4K reactions | Do Nothing for Two Minutes Take a minute, turn up the volume as we take you to the Fort Pierre National Grassland in central South Dakota, where it's courtship season for Greater Prairie Chickens. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard https://cbsn.ws/3njw8yQ | CBS Sunday Morning | Facebook