Spearfish National Fish Hatchery Honored in New Book

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - June 20, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series is Spearfish National Fish Hatchery from the Booth Society, Inc, with a foreword by Arden Trandahl. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images chronicling the growth and change of this South Dakota fishery.

In 1892, US Fish Commission scientist Barton Warren Evermann was on assignment to South Dakota from Washington, DC. His charge: survey fisheries and locate a site for a federal hatchery. The foray took him to the Black Hills and springs of Ames Canyon that poured into Spearfish Creek. The site was ideal. By 1899, Spearfish National Fish Hatchery started raising trout for the Black Hills and points beyond and its effects on fishing were profound. In time, the mission changed, and so did the hatchery’s name.

Today’s D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives—named to honor the hatchery’s first superintendent—is a treasure trove of information related to fisheries conservation. The facility’s historic and commanding hatchery building is iconic in the community and a one-of-a-kind museum.

Highlights of Spearfish National Fish Hatchery include:
•   Many rarely seen images from the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archives collection.
•   A glimpse inside hatchery life---the construction, hard work, family values of those living on the hatchery and fisheries in the late 1800’s and early 20th century.
•   Readers can see the only known image of the now extinct, Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout.
•   Includes stories about how trout came to the Black Hills streams, the German architect who designed the hatchery and the railroads, wagons and tank trucks that carried fish and fish eggs through the Black Hills and beyond.

*All author proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the Booth Society, Inc., a non-profit group dedicated to promoting, preserving and enhancing the educational, cultural and recreational opportunities at D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archives.*

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

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