A WHISPER OF THE PAST by Jon Crane -- Fine Art Watercolors

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A WHISPER OF THE PAST by Jon Crane -- Fine Art WatercolorsRockerville, SD was the place to be in 1876 due to the discovery of gold. By 1880, it was booming with hundreds of buildings and a population of around a thousand hopeful gold miners. Rockerville, named for the abundant use of the rocker box method used to separate gold from sand and gravel, made national headlines for over a decade during its time and was one of the most well known mining towns in the Black Hills. While growth and development are

Recently long time friend Marty DeWitt

He turned off the highway

The first rays of sunlight slip over jagged ridgelines and eroded buttes

so he was up before sunrise on this beautiful spring morning

where trees and fallen branches rest as tender reflections on the water

While most of the buildings are now gone

Jon is one of the founders of this non-profit organization dedicated to preserving historic sites on public land in the Black Hills

What they awoke to Christmas Day is the subject of this painting

Pennsylvania

This special site holds personal significance for Jon Crane and his wife Gail

It features the main entrance that most hikers see on approach

Jon Crane painted this pair of Painted Lady butterflies balance on Purple Coneflowers from his front yard