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Minnesela, South Dakota · 1882–1901

Minnesela

AbandonedAccess unverified

Minnesela, about 1890 · Unknown resident, public domain

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Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.

Real history

Founded in 1882 three miles southeast of present Belle Fourche, Minnesela was the first county seat of Butte County. When the railroad bypassed it for Belle Fourche in 1890, the town emptied by 1901 (Wikipedia).

Ghost stories

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Then and now

Old photo of a small frontier town
Then: Minnesela, about 1890. Photo: Unknown resident, public domain. Wikimedia Commons

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