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Hisega Lodge
© Ron Backer

(oil, 24" x 30")

$3500

In 1908, six women, Helen Scroggs, Ida McNeil, Sade Robinson, Ethel Brink, Grace Wason and Ada Pike, camped by Rapid Creek west of Rapid City. A year later Pierre Lodge was built, later renamed Hisega Lodge. The name derived by the first letter of each of the women's names. The Lodge went through several changes of ownership and renovations and is currently owned by Carol and Kenn Duncan who continue the great traditions of the Lodge.

The Rapid City Black Hills and Western Railroad, referred to as the Crouch Line, went along Rapid Creek from Rapid City to Mystic. Trains stopped at the Hisega Lodge as well as other locations to let the pasengers off to enjoy the sights, and then pick them up on the return trip. The line was called the "crookedest line in the world" and it offered it share of thrills. The railway was replace by a road in 1948.

Night on the Town
© Ron Backer

(oil, 9" x 12")

$750

Saturday Night Coming Down
© Ron Backer

(oil, 24" x 36")

$3300

Many of the small towns in South Dakota celebrated the anniversary of their birth in 2008. Centerville celebrated it's 125th Anniversary in July 2008. This painting serves to create a piece of history through a window of our past. I painted downtown , as it may have appeared at dusk, when it was starting to come alive on Saturday night. This painting is representative of many towns throughout our nation during this period of history. If interested please contact the artist for price and availability

Change of Horses
© Ron Backer

(oil, 15" x 30")

$1400

The Ash Hotel built in 1861 by Henry Clay Ash and his wife Mary (Yankton's first white female resident), was the social and political gathering place in Yankton, Dakota Territory. It was a lively place with many political confrontations, some resultimg in fist fights.
Stagecoaches and mudwagons were coming and going with Dakota Territory Legislatures and political aspirants carrying their messages throughout the Territory. If interested please contact the artist for price and availability.