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First Newspaper. In June 8, 1876, the Black Hills Pioneer publishes its first newspaper in Deadwood. 4th of July. Deadwood residents celebrate the United States’ centennial, paying no mind to the fact that the Dakota Territory would not become part of the United States until 1889. Wagon Train to Deadwood.
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 ...
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.
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.
May 10, 2024 · In 1876, the Wild West town of Deadwood was born when prospectors came across a gulch full of dead trees and a creek full of gold. Historic Deadwood, SD is just as wild today as it was when legends like Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Seth Bullock roamed the streets. Learn More
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.
