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Location DB > United States > South Dakota > Scenic > Scenic
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Scenic
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created by EatsTooMuchJam on 10/25/2004 2:34 AM
last modified by fr00tCake on 9/27/2022 5:04 PM
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Scenic is a semi-ghost town located near the Badlands in South Dakota. When we drove through it on a road trip to hunt for ghost towns the only people in town were a few drunk men hanging out at the saloon. They insisted on giving us a tour and asked for money afterward.
 Basic Information
Type: Outdoors (Ghost town remains)
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: not very exciting
 Physical Information
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Scenic, South Dakota
United States
Owner: Iglesia ni Cristo
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  •  Hazards
  • Drunken residents
  •  Interesting Features
    Saloon with lots of cow skulls lining the sign, jail building, small jail cells aside from jail building facing the main street, closed stores, vacant homes
     Security Measures
  • wooden boarding
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 0
    Closed: 2011
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     History
    Recent history from Wikipedia~

    "The community was so named for the "scenic" setting of the town site. As an economic decline hit the town in the 21st century, local businesswoman Twila Merrill acquired more and more of the town property until she owned most of it.

    In July 2011, the 12-acre town and surrounding area - about 46 acres total - was listed for sale at $799,000. The sale included the post office (ZIP code 57780), Longhorn Saloon, a dance hall, bunkhouse, museum, and two stores. It also includes a train depot that is on an abandoned line that was part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and is the subject of a 104 mile rails-to-trail project between Rapid City and Kadoka.

    In August 2011, the Iglesia ni Cristo (aka INC; Church of Christ), an independent, nontrinitarian Christian denomination based in the Philippines, bought the property for nearly $800,000, Pennington County records show.[9][10] The church never disclosed why it acquired the property. In 2014, Daniel Simmons-Ritchie of the Rapid City Journal wrote that the INC "has done little with the town since its purchase."

    In April 2015, an INC minister moved to the area and soon afterwards began leading services for 10–15 congregants who live near Scenic."

     Media Coverage
    Rapid City Journal (town for sale)
    http://rapidcityjo...-001cc4c002e0.html

    Forbes Magazine (town for sale)
    http://www.forbes....r-sale-for-799000/

    South Dakota Magazine:
    https://www.southd...agazine.com/scenic

     Future Plans
    Like many rural South Dakota towns, this town seems to have been decimated by the reduction in popularity of the railroad. It is unlikely that it will ever recover and become a thriving town again. It's far more likely that what few residents remain will eventually give up and move away or that they'll eventually die of old age.

    The town was sold in its entirety to a church based in the Philippine Islands. No future plans have been disclosed regarding their plans for the community. See the USA Today article linked in "Media Coverage" for more information.
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    Content Quality 6 / 10
     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 9/28/2022 2:56 AM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Sep 28 22 at 2:56, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Sep 27 22 at 17:04, fr00tCake changed the following: History, Media Coverage, Web Links
  • on Aug 27 14 at 21:04, Mike Dijital validated this location
  • on Aug 27 14 at 18:00, Avatar-X updated the main picture
  • on Aug 4 14 at 20:40, Mike Dijital conditionally validated this location
  • on Aug 4 14 at 20:28, Mike Dijital made this location public
  • on Aug 4 14 at 20:27, Mike Dijital deleted gallery Kompressor Want You To Brush Your Teeth and its 0 pictures
  • on Aug 4 14 at 20:27, Mike Dijital deleted gallery Kompressor Music and its 0 pictures
  • on Aug 4 14 at 19:28, Mike Dijital validated this location
  • on Aug 4 14 at 16:15, EatsTooMuchJam deleted 3 pictures from gallery Kompressor Music
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