Spearfish National Fish Hatchery
By: Booth Society, Inc. ; foreword by Arden Trandahl
Series: Images of America; Images of America
Publisher: Arcadia Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Charleston, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781467110082
Subjects: Pictorial works; History; Fish hatcheries; Spearfish National Fish Hatchery
Description: In 1892, US Fish Commission scientist Barton Warren Evermann was on assignment to South Dakota from Washington, DC. His charge: survey fisheries and locate a site for a federal hatchery. The foray took him to the Black Hills and springs of Ames Canyon that poured into Spearfish Creek. The site was ideal. By 1899, Spearfish National Fish Hatchery started raising trout for the Black Hills and points beyond, and its effects on fishing were profound. In time, the mission changed, and so did the hatchery's name. Today's D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives--named to honor the hatchery's first superintendent--is a treasure trove of information related to fisheries conservation. The facility's historic and commanding hatchery building is iconic in the community and a one-of-a-kind museum.--
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: At home on the hatchery; title: Hatchery history in postcards; title: era of change; title: A new mission.