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Graves of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Deadwood, South Dakota. Mount Moriah Cemetery sits on a ridge above the town of Deadwood, and has been a destination for Wild West fans ever since Wild Bill Hickok was buried there in 1879.
- 10 Mount Moriah Drive, Deadwood, SD
44.376°N 103.725°W. / 44.376; -103.725. No. of graves. 3,000+. Find a Grave. Mount Moriah Cemetery. Mount Moriah Cemetery on Mount Moriah in Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota is the burial place of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and other notable figures of the Wild West.
Maintained by: Find a Grave. Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 166. Source citation. American Folk Figure, Frontierswoman. She is best remembered for her association with famous Western lawman, scout, and gunfighter, James Butler Wild Bill Hickok.
27 May 1837. Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. Death. 2 Aug 1876 (aged 39) Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA. Burial. Mount Moriah Cemetery. Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA Show Map. Plot. Section 1, Lot 71. Memorial ID. 479. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 19. Flowers 1568. Memorials. Region.
He’s buried there, and the local tourist bureau says there are more than 70 photos, murals, paintings and signs with images of Wild Bill at saloons, restaurants and gift shops around town. They encourage you to take and post selfies with them tagged #WildBillMe. The more you take, the bigger prizes you can win.
Calamity Jane was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, South Dakota, next to Bill Hickok. Four of the men who planned her funeral [26] later stated that Hickok had "absolutely no use" for Jane while he was alive, so they decided to play a posthumous joke on him by burying her by his side. [27]
