The Ross Monument stands as a tapered cairn of rough fieldstones on a broad stone base, its dark plaque facing a mown lawn with a dense stand of trees behind. A weathered wooden building shows at the left edge. The memorial commemorates Horatio N. Ross, a member of George Armstrong Custer's 1874 Black Hills expedition, who found gold in French Creek. That discovery helped set off the Black Hills gold rush and drew miners into the southern Black Hills.
White border; visible halftone dot screen; slight edge and corner wear.
No postmark, no handwriting — unused card. Divided back ("POST CARD" / "THIS SPACE FOR MESSAGE" / "ADDRESS" / "STAMP"), white border on front, matte cream stock with halftone-printed picture captioned "Ross Monument for Discovery of Gold, Custer, S. D."; photo credit "STEVENS PHOTO"; small printed cartoon figure and arrow device (series B107) at center. Light foxing/soiling on back.
Cite this card
Ross Monument for Discovery of Gold, Custer, SD, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ross-monument-for-discovery-of-gold-custer-sd-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
