Box Elder, since 1907

Box Elder (Lakota: čhaŋšúška; "box elder maple") is a city in Pennington and Meade Counties, South Dakota, United States. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

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119 years of Box Elder

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