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Lower Rapid Ditch, South side of Rapid Creek, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD
LocationSouth side of Rapid Creek,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER SD-8
Building/structure dates:
1878 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1904 subsequent work
Significance: The Lower Rapid Ditch (South Side Ditch) is significant for its association with the development of irrigated agriculture in South Dakota. The ditch is a representative example of irrigation systems constructed, maintained, and operated by farmers.
Subjects
AgricultureIrrigation CanalsIrrigation
Related Names
Johnson, Lon, Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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