A federal board renamed this 7,242-foot peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota as Black Elk Peak after an objection to the man it was named after: William Harney. Harney’s troops killed 86 Lakota ...
Despite above-average rainfall for the Black Hills area this year, Black Hills National Forest officials are worried about wildfire, particularly near one high-profile spot: Harney Peak. A major ...
In recent years, South Dakota has expunged names of geographic locations that are offensive, such as “squaw” and “negro.” It was inevitable that the boundaries of what is an offensive name would be ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of America’s highest mountain, Denali, back to its previous name of Mount McKinley on Monday. President Barack ...
Two members of South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard's cabinet are concerned about a push to rename Harney Peak with its Lakota name, saying it could confuse visitors who might want to visit the Black ...
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A federal board's Thursday decision to rename Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak surprised South Dakota's governor, but vindicated activists who unsuccessfully argued to state officials ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. | Harney Peak's distinction as the "highest point in the U.S. east of the Rockies" is as rock-solid to many South Dakotans as the granite at the 7,242-foot summit. The factoid, or ...
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