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Buffalo Ridge, South Dakota: Buffalo Ridge Ghost Town (1880 Cowboy Town)

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Buffalo Ridge Ghost Town

Address:
46614 W. Hwy 38, Buffalo Ridge, SD
Directions:
Out behind the Buffalo Ridge Country Store. I-90 exit 390, then drive east a quarter-mile on Hwy 38.
Hours:
Hours and days vary. Call ahead. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
605-528-3931
Admission:
Adults $8.
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1880 Cowboy Town.

Buffalo Ridge Ghost Town (1880 Cowboy Town)

Abe Lincoln never visited South Dakota, but his robot is part of a fake 1880s South Dakota main street, built by a retired school teacher. Wild West robots and cryptic displays, too.

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America's Loopiest Lincoln Landmarks.

Speech by Lincoln in 1880 Cowboy Town

Loopy Lincoln Landmark: It's always rewarding to find Mr. Lincoln adrift in time and space.

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Buffalo Ridge, South Dakota - Battling 1880 Towns?
1880 Cowboy Town: Driving west on I-90, we spotted a series of billboards pleading with us to turn at the next exit to see the "1880s Town" -- and this was hundreds of miles before we were anywhere near Murdo. [10/13/2008] Complete Story...

Singing Sam the Gorilla Man.

Buffalo Ridge, South Dakota - Singing Sam the Gorilla Man in 1880 Cowboy Town
1880 Cowboy Town:

Mythical Singing Sam the Gorilla Man manifests in a coin-operated diorama in 1880 Cowboy Town.

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1880 Cowboy Town: Robot Abe.

Buffalo Ridge, South Dakota - Robot Abe Speaks
1880 Cowboy Town:

A mesmerizing speech by Abraham Lincoln about a place he never visited as imagined by the creator of 1880 Cowboy Town.

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