The town of Newcastle is ideally located. Mount Rushmore, The Black Hills, and Devils Tower are all a short drive away. Newcastle is also near the Black Hills route, an old chuckwagon road. Of interest in the town is the Anna Miller Museum, located just off highway 16 and of the Accidental Oil Company.
The Accidental Oil company in Newcastle tells the history of how one man digging a hole in 1966 discovered crude oil. On the site visitors can go down the hole and see the oil oozing up to the surface. The Accidental Oil Company also has one of the most unique gift shops. It is located inside a 10,000-barrel oil storage tank.
The Anna Miller Museum in Newcastle is like stepping back in time. Built in the 1930's as a WPA project, the museum today contains several interesting buildings including a schoolhouse, the Jenney Stockade Cabin, and a country store. The museum is named after Anna Miller, who was killed in the last known Indian battle in the area.
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