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Keystone Area Historical Society
410 3rd Street
Keystone, South Dakota 57751

Ph: (605) 666-4494

     Welcome To The Keystone Historical Museum

 
  The Keystone Historical Museum is housed in the old Keystone Schoolhouse building of early Victorian architecture. Built in 1899, it served as Keystone’s full-time school until 1988.

A Facility with Many Stories to Tell

The Keystone Historical Museum is housed in the old Keystone Schoolhouse building of early Victorian architecture. Built in 1899, it served as Keystone’s full-time school until 1988.

The Museum houses early day mining tools, historic pictures and photo collections, rock and mineral collections, and historic displays including Carrie Ingalls memorabilia.

Old Rolltop Desks

The Keystone Historical Museum houses a variety of antique school furniture and artifacts from mining and carving days in Keystone.

Second Floor Classrooms 

They’ve been left intact to portray yesteryear’s typical schoolroom. These classrooms were employed during the 1990s as accomodations for the Living History School experience provided to area children.

  Photo Collections 

The Keystone Historical Museum houses marvelous photo collections of Keystone and her citizens over the years.

An excellent geneological resource and reference point.

Old Organ 

The Keystone Historical Museum houses a variety of antique school furniture and artifacts from mining and carving days in Keystone. The organ was used in the Keystone Congregational Church.

Howard Taft

He bathed here! No Kidding!