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When was gold discovered in South Dakota?

Deadwood, South Dakota became a very rough and rowdy place towards the end of the 19th century; the reason behind this transformation is the discovery of gold in the town in 1868. However, the government kept the discovery hidden in order to honor a treaty signed with the Lakota-Sioux.

Unfortunately, the secrecy surrounding the discovery was shredded after a miner struck gold in the Deadwood Gulch, leading to an influx of miners in their numbers; within 12 months, the town was populated with miners looking to make some quick bucks.