Murdered Miner’s Grave

This gravesite is in the ghost town of Spokane and you need to walk about 1 mile from the road to find it. The grave is on a small trail that runs to the southeast and is between the 2 standing structures.

The grave is of James Fernando Shepard who was born in 1850 and died 58 years later. His tombstone reads “murdered over a mining claim”.

You can find the remains of Spokane Ghost Town about 16 miles from Custer, just north of Custer State Park’s northern border, and a short walk from Forest Service Rd 330. The Forest Service Rd is off of N Playhouse Rd just off of Iron Mountain Rd (16A).