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SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Explosives helped stop destructive Lead fire in 1900

Summary by thedakotascout.com
Destruction of Lead after a fire in 1900. Photo: westernmininghistory.comA late-night blaze left blocks of Lead in ashes, 125 years ago this week. The town’s business district became a tinderbox as high winds fanned flames through the wooden structures that lined the Black Hills mining town.Hours later, the town’s people turned to explosives to cut off the inferno.Frequent updates were telephoned from Lead to The Daily Deadwood-Pioneer Times as …
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thedakotascout.com broke the news in on Monday, March 10, 2025.
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