Addie Camp, South Dakota

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Addie Camp
Canadaville, Addie Spur
Town
Kennedyville
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Addie Camp, also known as Kennedyville, Addie Spur, or Canadaville,

mining camp in the Black Hills that was active from the early 1880s until the 1910s.[2]

Naming

Addie Camp was named by the miners of the nearby Addie Mine. The later name "Kennedyville" came from the owner of the boarding house and saloon, Tom Kennedy.[1] "Canadaville" is probably a corruption of "Kennedyville."[2]

History

Addie Camp was settled by the miners of the nearby Addie Mine, which was run under the England-based Harney Peak Tin Mining, Milling, and Manufacturing Company. The company mainly produced

farming community;[2] however, some tungsten mining resumed during World Wars I and II.[3]

Geography

The former site of the town is in Pennington County and is located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Hill City. County Road 323 runs past the site.[3] The elevation is 4,892 feet (1,491 m) above sea level.[1]

There are only a few ruined houses remaining, which are located on the north side of the former railroad tracks and along an old gravel road.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Canadaville" appears only on USGS maps. There is no evidence that the settlement was ever known as such.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Kennedyville." USGS. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey., 23 Sept. 1986. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Web. 20 Aug. 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Parker, Watson, and Hugh K. Lambert. Black Hills Ghost Towns. First ed. Vol. 1. Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press Incorporated, 1974. 36. 1 vols. Print.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-57864-351-6
    .
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