Editing Edgemont, South Dakota (section)

==History==
[[File:From left to right- South Dakota Lt. Gov. Matt Michels, Craig Bobzien, Black Hills National Forest supervisor, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Lusk, adjutant general of the North Carolina(N 130701-Z-RN486-005.jpg|thumb|left|Honoring the airmen of the [[North Carolina Air National Guard]] C-130 aircraft that crashed on July 1, 2012, while fighting the White Draw Fire]]
Edgemont had its start in 1890 with the building of the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|Burlington Railroad]] through that territory.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|series=American guide series|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=103|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=36}}</ref>

In 2012, the White Draw Fire burned eight miles northeast of Edgemont.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildfiretoday.com/tag/white-draw-fire/|title=White Draw Fire Archives|website=Wildfire Today|date=August 2, 2017 }}</ref> On July 1, 2012, an airplane fighting the fire crashed near town, killing four military personnel and injuring two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildfiretoday.com/2013/07/01/memorial-dedicated-for-the-crew-members-that-died-on-maffs-7/|title=Memorial dedicated for the crew members that died on MAFFS 7|first=Bill|last=Gabbert|date=July 2, 2013|website=Wildfire Today}}</ref>

On the morning of January 17, 2017, a BNSF Railway westbound train struck and killed two roadway workers, including the watchman/lookout. The accident occurred at milepost 477, on the Black Hills subdivision, in Edgemont.<ref>{{cite book |title=BNSF Railway Roadway Worker Fatalities Edgemont, South Dakota, January 17, 2017 |date=2018 |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |location=Washington, DC |url=https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo111149 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref>
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