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Minnesela, South Dakota

Minnesela (Lakota: mni šeyéla; "red water") is a ghost town and was the first settlement in and county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Minnesela was founded in 1882 and was located three miles southeast of present-day Belle Fourche. The railroad's decision to bypass Minnesela and

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ExperienceGhost Town, Haunted Road & Bridge
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What awaits

Sources: Wikipedia: Minnesela, South Dakota, Wikidata Q6868103.

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Butte County, SD

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Warnings & accessibility

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