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Charlie Utter, Hickok's friend and companion, claimed Hickok's body and placed a notice in the local newspaper, the Black Hills Pioneer, which read: Died in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876, from the effects of a pistol shot, J. B. Hickock [ sic] (Wild Bill) formerly of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
- James B. Hickok, J.B. Hickok, Shanghai Bill, William Hickok, William Haycock
- Gunshot wound
- James Butler Hickok, May 27, 1837, Homer, Illinois, U.S., (now Troy Grove, Illinois, U.S.)
- Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Dakota Territory
Jul 31, 2021 · She’s buried next to Wild Bill Hickok at Mount Moriah Cemetery. It’s widely reported that Hickok, who was married, had little interest in Jane and that’s why the townsfolk buried her next to him so she could spend eternity with him and they could play the ultimate joke on Hickok.
Apr 4, 2020 · Wild Bill Hickok likely killed at least six or seven men in his capacity as an affronted gambler and lawman. In August of 1876, Hickok beat a drunkard named Jack McCall badly at cards at the Nuttal and Mann’s Saloon Number 10 in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.
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Deadwood: The Death of Wild Bill Hickok. The reenactment of "Wild Bill" James Butler Hickok's shooting, killed by Jack McCall on August 2, 1876 in Deadwood, South Dakota. Filmed...
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Oct 5, 2021 · Wikimedia Commons Calamity Jane poses in front of Wild Bill Hickok’s grave. Circa 1890. On August 2, 1876, Wild Bill Hickok died a sudden, violent death while gambling in a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota. Playing cards with his back to the door, Hickok had no clue that he was about to be murdered.
Aug 12, 2021 · The final resting place of Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, South Dakota, as it looks today. Photo: Rondkindred/Wikimedia Commons. The bust’s remnants were taken to the Adams Museum in Deadwood, leaving Wild Bill’s grave relatively unadorned for the next century.
Jun 12, 2006 · Wild Bill Hickok. In the wild west, few men could match colorful Wild Bill, whose exploits as a well-dressed but deadly frontiersman, peace officer and gambler have made him an enduring legend. James Butler Hickok, the renowned ‘Wild Bill,’ remains perhaps the most famous of all Western gunfighters. His exploits as a Civil War operative ...