Homestake Mining Company Hydroelectric Plant No. 2

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.

From the record

One of 57 National Register listings published here for Lawrence County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. US 14A, Spearfish, 57783
When was it listed? February 2023
Category. building
Unorganized territory. North Lawrence
National Register reference number. 100008619 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

122 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Homestake Mining Company Hydroelectric Plant No. 2 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,022 acres in total. 43 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	43
Recreation and ceremony	41
Debris and open burning	12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	7
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Smoking	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Firearms and explosives use	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2000	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	WAR EAGLE 2
7 September 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Montana/Dakotas State Office	SHEEPTAIL GULCH
6 September 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Black Hills National Forest	RIM ROCK
5 September 2016	Natural	under an acre	Black Hills National Forest	BIG SPRING
4 September 1994	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Black Hills National Forest	EIGHT BALL
30 September 1993	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Black Hills National Forest	SWARM
2 September 2000	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Black Hills National Forest	NORBERT
19 September 1999	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	TERRY

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 103 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 103 workings within 5 miles of Homestake Mining Company Hydroelectric Plant No. 2: 75 past producers, 15 unknowns, 6 occurrences, 3 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Iron Hill	Zinc, Silver, Silica, Manganese, Lead, Iron, Gold, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates	Past Producer	1881, 1885
Iron Hill Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Manganese	Past Producer	Gold, Vanadinite
Lewis Lime Plant	Calcium	Past Producer
Lewis Lime Quarry	Limestone, General	Past Producer	1900
Moores, False Bottom Creek	Molybdenum	Occurrence	Molybdenite
Adelphia	Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1881, 1882
Crown Hill Mine	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Replacement
Minnesota Group	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Replacement
Spanish R	Manganese, Lead, Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1881, 1882
Seabury-Calkins	Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold	Past Producer	1881, 1882

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

Storms near this property

60 of 195 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spearfish, the town this property stands in, in 195 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 135 hail, 43 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 4 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2015	Lightning	Spearfish	1 killed, 1 hurt	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	6 hurt, $9,500,000	no account filed
July 2011	Hail	Spearfish	$2,000,000	Large hail damaged vehicles and buildings in Spearfish.
June 2003	Hail	Spearfish	$1,000,000	Some hail damage to homes and automobiles in Spearfish.
June 2013	Hail	Spearfish	$500,000	Hail damage occurred in Spearfish, including broken skylights in a large discount store.
August 2008	Hail	Spearfish	$100,000	Golf ball sized hail was 12 inches deep on road and accumulated two feet deep in ditches. The combination of hail and strong winds broke windows and siding on a house.
June 2013	Flood	Spearfish	$50,000	Redwater River, Spearfish Creek, False Bottom Creek, and other streams in the Spearfish area experienced flooding. Minor flooding occurred in the Spearfish City Park. Red Hill Road at Crow Creek, Sanford Road into Beulah, and Homestake Road at the Bear Creek Bridge were flooded and several culverts were damaged.
August 2008	Hail	Spearfish	$50,000	Wind gusts were measured at 54 mph.
June 2013	Hail	Spearfish	$30,000	no account filed
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	$20,000	Large pine trees, spruce trees, and power poles were broken along the eastern rim of Spearfish Canyon. The worst damage occurred from Bridal Veil Falls to Victoria Lane.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	$5,000	A local radio station reported several reports of tree limbs down and shingles blown off roofs in town. One window was broken by flying debris.
May 2007	Hail	Spearfish	$2,000	Hail damaged vehicles and trash cans.
June 2013	Hail	Spearfish	$2,000	no account filed
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	$1,000	no account filed
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Public measured wind gust.
June 2023	Flash Flood	Spearfish	-	Runoff from heavy rain caused considerable damage in Spearfish. Numerous roads flooded and asphalt buckled on portions of Main Street and Jackson Boulevard. The USGS gage, Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, recorded its fifth highest level since 1947 with a flow of 1900 cfs. Damage was reported at several locations, including the DC Booth National Fish Hatchery and a private apartment complex.
June 2023	Flood	Spearfish	-	Runoff from heavy rain caused considerable damage in Spearfish. Numerous roads flooded and asphalt buckled on portions of Main Street and Jackson Boulevard. The USGS gage, Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, recorded its fifth highest level since 1947 with a flow of 1900 cfs. Damage was reported at several locations, including the DC Booth National Fish Hatchery and a private apartment complex.
May 2022	Hail	Spearfish	-	The ground was covered with hail, mostly dime size or less.
May 2022	Hail	Spearfish	-	A lot of marble sized hail, with a few near ping pong ball size.
July 2022	Hail	Spearfish	-	Windows were broken by the combination of large hail and wind.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Half inch sized hail also fell with the storm.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Time estimated from radar.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	The roof was partially torn off a house, windows were broken, and trees were damaged.
July 2019	Hail	Spearfish	-	Hail to baseball size fell over a 15 minute period.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Wind gusts were estimated at near 70 mph.
July 2018	Flash Flood	Spearfish	-	Flash flooding occurred west of Spearfish and on the Redwater River along the Butte-Lawrence County line. A river gauge on Redwater Creek at the Wyoming and South Dakota border recorded an increase in flow by over 1000 cfs in two hours. Several normally dry drainage areas quickly filled with water. Precipitation reports indicated two to three inches of rain fell in an hour.
July 2018	Hail	Spearfish	-	The combination of large hail and gusty winds broke windows in a home and vehicles.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Many trees were blown down in Spearfish Canyon along US Highway 14A from Cleopatra Lane to around two miles south.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Small tree branches were downed by the wind.
August 2016	Hail	Spearfish	-	A wind gust of 53 mph was recorded as well with the storm.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Tree limbs were blown down.
June 2015	Flash Flood	Spearfish	-	Water covered US Highway 14 between mileposts 1 and 2 between Spearfish and Beulah.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	The windows of a shed were blown out by the strong winds.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2011	Flood	Spearfish	-	Several small streams and creeks flooded roads around Spearfish and the northern Black Hills.
May 2011	Flood	Spearfish	-	Several small creeks and streams flooded roads around Spearfish and in northern Lawrence County.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Two center pivot irrigation systems were blown over, a trailer house was blown off its foundation, and ten to 12 inch diameter tree branches were broken by the wind gusts.
June 2007	Flood	Spearfish	-	Heavy rains flooded several roads in and around town.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	A storm spotter measured a 58 mph wind gust during an early morning thunderstorm.
August 2000	Wildfire	Spearfish	-	A ten acre fire started by lightning threatened Spearfish Canyon. Nine other small fires, each less than two acres in size, were also ignited throughout Lawrence County, but were extinguished within 24-48 hours.
June 1999	Tornado (F1)	Spearfish	-	The tornado knocked several trees into a home, destroyed a chicken coop and damaged a rental car which had a tree fall on it. Numerous trees around the property were also blown down.
May 1999	Tornado (F0)	Spearfish	-	Brief Touchdown. Moved into Butte County.
July 1998	Lightning	Spearfish	-	LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSE HOUSE FIRE.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Strong winds caused some trees to be downed.
June 1995	Hail	Spearfish	-	Stripped trees and damaged automobiles.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	Winds gusted to 60 mph and caused many trees to be downed or damaged. Power was out for two to three hours due to tree branches lying on power lines.
July 2024	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Spearfish	-	no account filed
August 2024	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
May 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
May 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
May 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
July 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
July 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Spearfish	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lawrence County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Spearfish Post Office (Old)	5.4 miles	1999
Hatchery Building and Visitor Center	6.1 miles	1993
Spearfish Fisheries Center	6.1 miles	1978
Kroll Meat Market and Slaughterhouse	6.3 miles	1988
William D. Driskill House	6.4 miles	1989
Henry Court House	6.5 miles	1990

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100008619 in Record Group 79.
Lawrence County	All 57 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.