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May 22, 2023 · by True West | May 22, 2023 | True West Blog. The discovery of gold in the southern Black Hills in 1874 set off one of the great gold rushes in America. In 1876, miners moved into the northern Black Hills. That’s where they came across a gulch full of dead trees and a creek full of gold and Deadwood was born.
During the summer of 1874, General George Armstrong Custer leads an expedition to the Black Hills with the stated goal of finding a suitable location for a fort. Two prospectors accompany the expedition and on August 2, they discover gold near present day Custer, South Dakota.
Aug 4, 2020 · Timeline of Deadwood, South Dakota. April 9, 1868 – U.S. Government signs the Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. Under the treaty a large reservation is created for the tribes that includes the Black Hills. July 2 to August 30, 1874 – U.S. 7th Cavalry Black Hills Expedition. Gold is discovered in French Creek.
Deadwood was established in 1876 by a gold rush in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory. Although a small town, it is rich in history. With the help of the citizens of Deadwood and South Dakota, the history of this community is being preserved and interpreted by eleven institutions partly or fully funded through the Deadwood Historic ...
The Days of ’76 celebration began in 1924 as a way to honor Deadwood’s first pioneers – the prospectors, miners, muleskinners, and madams who poured into the Black Hills in 1876 to settle the gold-filled gulches of Dakota Territory.
Infamous Deadwood- We Didn’t Make History Being Well Behaved. In 1876, Deadwood with its saloon girls, gambling and a whole lot of gun slinging, became the birthplace of the real Wild West. This Black Hills mining town is where Wild Bill’s luck ran out and where men and women like Seth Bullock, Calamity Jane, Poker Alice, Jack McCall, Al ...
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, the entire community of Deadwood is alive and vibrant with historic character over 125 years in the making. Since its founding in 1876, Deadwood has been synonymous with the Wild West.
