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Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta; [failed verification] "To approve or confirm things") is a city that serves as county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was named by early settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch.
- Seth Bullock
Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 – September 23, 1919) was a...
- Mount Moriah Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery on Mount Moriah in Deadwood, Lawrence...
- Lawrence County, South Dakota
US Highway 14a w. Lawrence County is a county in the U.S....
- Deadwood
Deadwood, Oregon; Deadwood, South Dakota; Deadwood, Texas;...
- Eleanor Dumont
Eleanor Dumont (born Simone Jules; c. 1829–1879), also...
- Bella Union Saloon
The Bella Union was a saloon and theater that opened on...
- Martha Bullock
Martha Marguerite Bullock (née Eccles, September 17, 1849 –...
- E. B. Farnum
Farnum was married to Mary Farnum. They had three children...
- Samuel Fields
Samuel Fields was a figure of the American Wild West and an...
- Homestake Mine (South Dakota)
George Hearst reached Deadwood in October 1877 and took...
- Seth Bullock
Learn how Deadwood became a Wild West town with gold, outlaws, gamblers and legends. Discover the stories of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Al Swearengen and more.
Deadwood, city, seat (1877) of Lawrence county, western South Dakota, U.S. Located just northeast of Lead and about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Rapid City, Deadwood lies in a canyon formed by Whitewood Creek in the northern Black Hills, more than 4,530 feet (1,380 metres) above sea level.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta; "To approve or confirm things") is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named after the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census.
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.
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