SDPB Documentaries
Restoring the Diamond A Stockyard
Clip: Special | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Rancher and retired rodeo man Johnny Holloway is restoring a bit of South Dakota history.
The Diamond A Ranch was once the largest cattle operation in South Dakota. Untold thousands of cattle were shipped from the ranch's stockyards near Eagle Butte to markets as far away as Chicago. The Diamond A ceased operations in 1944 but now a local rancher is restoring the old wooden stockyards with an eye on using them again someday.
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SDPB Documentaries
Restoring the Diamond A Stockyard
Clip: Special | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The Diamond A Ranch was once the largest cattle operation in South Dakota. Untold thousands of cattle were shipped from the ranch's stockyards near Eagle Butte to markets as far away as Chicago. The Diamond A ceased operations in 1944 but now a local rancher is restoring the old wooden stockyards with an eye on using them again someday.
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Memories of the Diamond A Ranch - Haunted Fort Bennett
Former Diamond A ranch hands describe strange events in the old officers' quarters. (2m 10s)
Memories of the Diamond A Ranch - Spoofing the Cook
Stories of a few pranks played by Diamond A ranch hands with too much time on their hands. (3m 26s)
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