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Midwest — 41 dossiers on file

The heaviest files in South Dakota

41 dossiers. 6 sites. 26 open to visitors, a record reaching back to 1864. The South Dakota shelf, ranked — what witnesses filed on one side, what the paper supports on the other.

41
dossiers on file
26
open to visitors
1864
oldest dated · Fort Sisseton Historic State Park
Apparition
most-filed claim · 19 files

The 25 deepest files

  1. 01Hotel Alex Johnson3 claims

    Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

  2. 02Historic Adams House3 claims

    Built in 1892; preservation commission purchased it in 1992 and museum restoration followed in 2000.

  3. 03Adams Museum2 claims

    The 1930 museum—where the town’s dead and artifacts are kept.

  4. 04Bullock Hotel2 claims

    Tourism retells stories that an apparition identified as Seth Bullock assists guests and moves objects.

  5. 05Fort Meade2 claims

    The 1878 cavalry post—where the "Star Spangled Banner" tradition began.

  6. 06Spirit Mound Historic Prairie2 claims
  7. 07Wind Cave2 claims
  8. 08Mount Moriah Cemetery2 claims
  9. 09Badlands2 claims
  10. 10Bear Butte2 claims
  11. 11Broken Boot Mine2 claims
  12. 12Deadwood2 claims
  13. 13Fort Randall2 claims
  14. 14Wounded Knee2 claims
  15. 15Devil’s Gulch2 claims
  16. 16Fairmont Hotel1 claim
  17. 17Homestake Opera House1 claim
  18. 18Human Services Center (Yankton)1 claim
  19. 19Jewel Cave1 claim
  20. 20LaFramboise Island Nature Area1 claim
  21. 21Sica Hollow State Park1 claim
  22. 22Dakota Theatre1 claim
  23. 23Daneville Inn1 claim
  24. 24Doner Auditorium1 claim
  25. 25Elks Theatre1 claim

The rest of the shelf

Ranks 26–41 — shallower files, still on record, still sorted by depth.

Filed alongside

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · ranked with the archive