415 5th Avenue Belle Fourche, SD , 57717-1435 Phone: (605) 723-1200 Website The Tri-State focuses on the early pioneer, rodeo, and old West history of the Tri-State region of Western South Dakota, Eastern Wyoming and Southeast Montana. The Museum houses over 5,000 artifacts, rodeo memorabilia, historical records, antiques, collectibles, fossils, and other items. These include the original 1876 Johnny Spaulding Cabin, artifacts from the early cattle days and the Belle Fourche Roundup Rodeo, the largest rodeo in South Dakota. The Museum is a 4,000 square foot museum located on US Route 85 Highway in the Northern Black Hills. It is a short drive to major attractions such as Deadwood, Rapid City, Spearfish Canyon, Rocky Point State Park / Orman Dam, Devils Tower, and Mt. Rushmore.
Hours of operation: Labor Day through Memorial Day: Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. Memorial Day through Labor Day: Monday through Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. They normally have penny books for sale but were waiting for a new shipment. Plenty of free parking in front.
Machine 1 is inside to the right. Cost to press, 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1. (H) USA map on compass rose with 'Belle Fourche, SD Geographic Center of the Nation'.
2. (V) BHR Rodeo logo of a cowboy on bucking horse with 'Black Hills Roundup BHR'.
3. (H) Tri-State Museum logo with 'Belle Fourche, SD'.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44° 40' 26'' N Longitude: 103° 51' 10 W''
Google Maps coordinates: M4FW+JW Belle Fourche, South Dakota
3/23/22. Successful mail-off. JEM
May 27, 2023. The penny machine is rolling well centered slightly faint images on 95% copper pre-1982 pennies. Design 1 is rolling short, designs 2 and 3 are rolling with slight tails. MWHTH |