[ Black Hills Photo Gallery - Northern Hills - Fort Meade National Back Country Byway & BLM Road ] The Fort Meade National Back Country Byway begins along Interstate 90 at the Black Hills National Cemetery. It ends on Highway 34 / 79 east of Sturgis. Sites located along this road include the Cemetery, VFW Memorial Chapel, Curley Grime's Grave, Fort Meade Post Cemetery, prairie dog town, and more. The Fort Meade National Back Country Byway starts at exit 34 near the Black Hills National Cemetery and runs approximately five miles. The BLM road is a side road off of the Byway. The road is an improved gravel road. Alkali Creek Trailhead Nature Trail. Alkali Creek. Curley Grime's Grave. Curley was shot and killed while being brought to Ft. Meade to stand trail for robbery. Cavalry Jumps - Built in the 1930s by the CCC, these stone walls were used to train cavalry horses. Fort Meade Post Cemetery The only intact post cemetery in the western US. Flagstone Building - Built by the WPA It housed ammunition. Site of Camp Fechner. It was built in the 1930s by the CCC and housed German POW's in 1945.