Black Hills

Definitions: Black Hills

Black Hills

Noun

1. Mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore.

2. Mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

Crosswords: Black Hills

English words defined with "Black Hills": Crazy Horse ♦ hills ♦ Mount Rushmore, Mt. Rushmore ♦ Ogalala, Oglala ♦ Rapid City, Rushmore ♦ Tashunca-Uitco. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Black Hills": annular-drainage pattern ♦ cement deposit ♦ GNOME ♦ potty ore ♦ shepherd's-check effect. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Black Hills

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Black Hills

The Black Hills is a region in South Dakota, extending into Wyoming. It was purchased from the Indians in 1876, for whom it had been one of the finest hunting grounds in the West. In 1877-8 thousands of miners went there, and in 1880 there had already sprung into existence three towns, Deadwood, Central City, and Leadville. Around these lay also groups of smaller towns and villages. From 1880 the gold mines yielded about $4,000,000 annually, and the silver mines about $3,000,000 annually. The region is also rich in copper, lead, iron and mica. The soil is fertile and the hills have abundant facilities for the grazing of cattle. Thrifty farmers have settled there, and many of them have good farms and fine improvements. Good schoolhouses have also been built in different settlements.

The geology of the Black Hills is complex. A Tertiary mountain building episode is responsible for the uplift and current topography of the Black Hills region. This uplift was marked by volcanic activity in the northern Black Hills. The southern Black Hills are characterized by Precambrian granite, pegmatite and metamorphic rocks that comprise the core of the entire Black Hills uplift. This core is rimmed by Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks.

The region is home to Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Source: The Americana

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Black Hills."

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Modern Usage: Black Hills

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Man from the Black Hills (1952)

Black Hills Ambush (1952)

Riders of the Black Hills (1938)

Black Hills (1929)

PahaSapa... The Struggle for the Black Hills (1994)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Black Hills

Domain	Title
References	Black Hills Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Devils Tower Black Hills Alkalic Igneous Rocks and General Geology (reference) Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch (reference) Deadwood: A Tale of Bunk in the Black Hills (reference) Insiders' South Dakota's Black Hills and Badlands (Insiders Guide) (reference) Black Hills, White Justice: The Sioux Nation Versus the United States, 1775 to the Present (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Black Hills Nuggets (reference) Black Hills Peoples News (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Paha Sapa: The Struggle for the Black Hills (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Black Hills

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Photo Album: Black Hills

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	BLM Regulatory Limited Use Sign at Black Hills.Credit: John Craig.		Black Hills views--View of the famous Homestake Mines and the big mining town, Lead City, South Dakota.Credit: Library of Congress.
	"Phantom Ridge," Black Hills, Dak.Credit: Library of Congress.		The last large bull train on its way from the railroad to the Black Hills.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Black Hills treasure coach.Credit: Library of Congress.		Dobbin's Mills, Black Hills, Dak.Credit: Library of Congress.
	"Calamnity [i.e. Calamity] Peak." Near Custer City on B. & M. R'y. Title of Peak from the most noted character in Black Hills.Credit: Library of Congress.		Calamity Peak. Near Custer, named after "Calamity Jane," the most noted character in the Black Hills.Credit: Library of Congress.
	"Spearfish Falls." Black Hills, Dak.Credit: Library of Congress.		"Signal Rock." Elk Canyon on Black Hills & Ft. P. R.R.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Black Hills

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Rush Limbaugh	Daschle allows the thinning of forests in the Black Hills expressly to prevent forest fires, and puts South Dakota at odds with the stated goals of the Sierra Club and similar groups.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Black Hills

Country	Name
USA	Black Hills Corporation
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Black Hills

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
black hills	972	black hills vacation	24
black hills gold	362	black hills humane society	23
black hills south dakota	264	landstroms black hills gold	23
black hills sd	123	black hills cabin rental	19
black hills state university	116	attraction black hills	19
black hills ammunition	112	black hills state	18
black hills gold jewelry	93	black hills gold watch	18
black hills federal credit union	89	black hills product	17
black hills national forest	64	black hills resort	17
black hills pioneer	57	black hills speedway	16
black hills cabin	55	black hills tourism	16
black hills real estate	49	black hills jewelry	15
black hills camping	45	black hills bed and breakfast	14
black hills campground	39	black hills corp	13
black hills gold ring	35	black hills hotel	13
black hills spruce	35	black hills corporation	12
black hills lodging	34	black hills rally	11
black hills map	30	black hills gold wedding ring	11
black hills playhouse	26	black hills gold stamper	11
black hills passion play	25	black hills photo	10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Black Hills

Language		Translations for "Black Hills"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		dendroctone du pin ponderosa (black hills beetle). (various references)

German		Ponderosariesenbastkaefer (black hills beetle, mountain pine beetle). (various references)

Pig Latin		ackblay illshay

Swedish		ponderosajättebastborre (black hills beetle, mountain pine beetle). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Black Hills

Misspellings
	"Black Hills" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Blackhills. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Black Hills

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-h-i-k-l-l-l-s"
	-2 letters: blackish.
	-3 letters: chablis, challis, kiblahs.
	-4 letters: blacks, chalks, chills, kiblah, kiblas, laichs, lilacs, scilla.
	-5 letters: backs, bails, balks, balls, basic, basil, bilks, bills, black, blahs, calks, calls, chalk, chias, chill, clash, hacks, haiks, hails, halls, hicks, hills, kails, kibla, kills, lacks, laich, laics, lakhs, lalls, licks, lilac, sahib, salic, scall, shack, shall, shill, skill.
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