This 30-minute documentary looks at how transportation and infrastructure have evolved in the Black Hills and the region, from the first trails used by wildlife and Native Americans, through the ongoing challenge of maintaining roads and bridges.
0:00 Introduction
0:58 The Keystone Wye
7:08 Good Roads
9:06 Black Hills History
15:40 The Railroads Get Closer
16:47 The First Railroads
19:38 Railroad Tourism
21:40 Early Roads
23:59 Northwestern Engineering
25:32 Roads Today
27:43 Credits
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