For years I have wanted to take one of the several tours of historic Deadwood. This year I did my homework: found the names of the tour companies, the cost, the times of departure, and the departure location. We were in Deadwood by 8:00 AM on Thursday to watch Slack Time at the rodeo grounds. We had the afternoon free. Curt hit the gambling halls and I did the tours. Perfect, except for the weather. It rained and sprinkled during most of my one hour tour. But I did get to the places I wanted to see and heard the info that had been missing.
This is Deadwood's most famous person...Wild Bill Hickok
According to my tour guide, he lived in Deadwood & for only 60 some days,
Wild Bill was shot while playing cards in Saloon #10.
Buried next to Wild Bill is
Calamity Jane's grave in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
It is also home to Potato Creek Johnny
the gold prospector who found a 4 ounce gold nugget, the largest found in the Black Hills until a couple of years ago.
Also buried in this section of Mt. Moriah is
a madame, owner of 4 brothels in communities in the Black Hills region.
The cemetery overlooks the town of Deadwood, keeping watch over those who live there and those who come to visit.
Well.................that was most interesting!!!
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