The stories of Butte County, SD
6 narrated audio stories from across Butte County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Butte County
Where Seth Bullock Met the Open Range
How a Deadwood lawman’s ranching life led toward Theodore Roosevelt.
Geographic Center of the Nation Monument
Where a Math Problem Became a Main Street Landmark
How Belle Fourche turned a geographic calculation into civic identity.
Butte County
When the Railroad Chose Belle Fourche
A cattle town rose fast when the tracks skipped its neighbor.
Butte County Courthouse
Columns for a Cattle County
How a frontier county gave itself a permanent civic face.
Butte County
From Belle Fourche to the Senate
How local office carried Herbert E. Hitchcock to Washington.
Geographic Center of the Nation Monument
Where the Center Is—and Isn’t
Belle Fourche celebrates a center point that officially lies nearer Castle Rock.
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