Vedam was funded by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi.
Fort Meade was established in 1878 as a cavalry fort to protect the new settlements in the northern Black Hills , especially the nearby gold mining area around Deadwood .. Black Hills. Black Hills. Deadwood. Deadwood, South Dakota. Several stage and freighting routes passed through Fort Meade en route to Deadwood .. Deadwood. Deadwood, South Dakota. For most of the past 120 years , there has been some military presence at Fort Meade , near Sturgis , South Dakota .. Many cavalry and infantry units were stationed here , including the 7th U.S. Cavalry after the Battle of the Little Bighorn , the Buffalo Soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry , and the 4th U.S. Cavalry which saw the transition from horses to mechanization .. 7th U.S. Cavalry. 7th U.S. Cavalry. Twenty-fifth Infantry. 25th U.S. Infantry. 4th U.S. Cavalry. 4th U.S. Cavalry. Battle of the Little Bighorn. Battle of the Little Bighorn. Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers. Fort Meade still serves as a training site for the South Dakota National Guard and an Army National Guard Officer Candidate School .. It is also home of Fort Meade National Cemetery .. Fort Meade National Cemetery. Fort Meade National Cemetery