Editing Sturgis, South Dakota (section)

==History==
Sturgis was founded in 1878.<ref name="histgazus"/> An early nickname for the town was "Scooptown." Scooptown had been an earlier settlement at the base of [[Bear Butte]], that supplied the soldiers at Camp Sturgis an outlet for their vices. When it became apparent that Sturgis was going to be the city that supplied the newly formed [[Fort Meade (South Dakota)|Fort Meade]], the occupants of Scooptown moved en masse to Sturgis and set up their shops.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Robert |title=Fort Meade and The Black Hills |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |year=1991 |isbn=0-8032-2896-1 |pages=35 |language=English}}</ref> Sturgis was named in honor of the Civil War Union General [[Samuel D. Sturgis]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA128|year=1908|page=128}}</ref> In 1889, Sturgis was designated as the [[county seat]] of the newly formed Meade County.<ref name="histgazus">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA999 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=999| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref>

As part of the vast [[Ellsworth Air Force Base]] complex, the land north of Sturgis was dotted with 50 [[LGM-30 Minuteman|Minuteman]] [[missile silo]]s. Minuteman missile silo L-5 is located {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} from the center of the town.

Towards the end of the summer of 2015, the Full Throttle Saloon, described as the world's largest [[biker bar]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/arts-archive/full-throttle-saloon/story-fncnqfdm-1226536727507 | title=Full Throttle Saloon | newspaper=[[The Australian]] | date=December 14, 2012 | access-date=14 May 2023| author=Cutbertson, Ian}}</ref> and the subject of the [[reality television]] series ''[[Full Throttle Saloon]]'', burned down,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff|title=Owner says power cord caused Full Throttle Saloon fire|url=https://www.newscenter1.tv/news/owner-says-power-cord-caused-full-throttle-saloon-fire/article_686004c3-14f5-5feb-9660-969e829fd542.html#:~:text=STURGIS%2C%20S.D.%20(AP)%20—,and%20ignited%20a%20cardboard%20box. |website=newscenter1.tv |date=December 22, 2015 |publisher=[[KNBN]] / [[Associated Press|AP]]|access-date=15 May 2023}}</ref> but was rebuilt on 600 acres in nearby [[Vale, South Dakota|Vale]] near [[Bear Butte]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramsey |first1=Sarah |title=The Full Throttle Saloon in South Dakota is an Adult Playground |url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/full-throttle-saloon/#:~:text=Ballard%2C%20his%20wife%20Angie%20and,be%20the%20Broken%20Spoke%20Campground. |access-date=15 May 2023 |work=Wide Open Country |publisher=Wide Open Media Group |date=June 18, 2021}}</ref>