Mystic
Black Hills gold rush - briefly rivaled Deadwood
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington County
Founded: 1876
Abandoned: 1920s
Mystic briefly rivaled Deadwood during the 1876 Black Hills gold rush—both towns boomed during the illegal invasion of Lakota treaty land. When Deadwood's strikes proved richer, Mystic declined. Now a cluster of foundations and ruins in the Black Hills National Forest.
Quick Facts
- Briefly rivaled Deadwood
- Part of illegal invasion of Lakota treaty land
- Deadwood's richer strikes killed Mystic
- Ruins in Black Hills National Forest
Location
Address: Pennington County, South Dakota
Coordinates: 44.0839, -103.6175