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  Deadwood, South Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deadwood is a city located in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
Also in that year, General George Crook pursued the Sioux Indians from the Battle of Little Big Horn on an expedition that ended in Deadwood, and that came to be known as the Horsemeat March.
Deadwood has been assigned the ZIP code 57732 and the FIPS place code 15700.
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 Deadwood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deadwood, South Dakota is a town in South Dakota, United States.
Deadwood, Alberta is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
Deadwood (Garbage song) is a song by the U.K. rock group Garbage.
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 South Dakota - Information, Maps, Facts, What to do, Links, and much more.
South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889.
South Dakota is bordered to the north by North Dakota, to the south by Nebraska, to the east by Iowa and Minnesota, and to the west by Wyoming and Montana
South Dakota license plates are numbered by county, with the first digit referring to the county of origin.
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 John Macs USA Info And Images, Deadwood, South Dakota.
The city of Deadwood, seat of Lawrence County, in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota was incorporated in 1876, this was aprox 101 years before I visited Deadwood.
The gulches of South Dakota's Black Hills region were the sites of the American West's last great gold strikes, and Deadwood was the focal point for the regions gold rushes and subsequent hard rock mining booms.
The development of Deadwood began in the spring of 1876 as illegal entry was overlooked by government troops.
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 Deadwood South Dakota - Lodging in Deadwood SD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Deadwood South Dakota (SD) - The city of Deadwood South Dakota (SD) was founded in 1876 following the discovery of gold, and was named for the dead trees that were found in the narrow canyon.
Deadwood was probably best known as the town where Wild Bill Hickok was killed.
Deadwood is also the home to many tours, museums, plays, and historic sights.
www.trailsfromrails.com /trail_ad/mickelson/deadwood/lodging.htm   (109 words)

  
 Deadwood South Dakota - Rough and Tumble Old West Town - Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The town of Deadwood was established in 1876 and the mining camp was soon swarming with thousands of prospectors searching for an easy way to get rich.
Though most of the early settlers of Deadwood were gold miners, the lawless region naturally attracted a crowd of rough and shady characters.
Ninety percent of the female population of Deadwood were prostitutes.
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 City of Deadwood --
Deadwood's extensive Victorian architecture is unique to the West.
In 1986, Deadwood citizens formed the "Deadwood U Bet" organization and advocated legalized limited stakes gaming to increase tourism and generate historic preservation funds.
Significant City infrastructure improvements have been made in a short time frame, and today Deadwood is the largest historic restoration project in the United States.
www.cityofdeadwood.com   (244 words)

  
 Deadwood South Dakota - Rough and Tumble Old West Town - Page 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The very next day, Deadwood held a trial in Deadwood’s Bella Union Theater, where McCall was acquitted on the grounds that Hickok had killed his brother.
To settlers coming to South Dakota in the 1880s, the atmosphere was electric with prosperity and promise.
By 1889, the population of South Dakota was large enough to warrant statehood and on November 2, 1889, the Dakota Territory became the states of North and
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 Deadwood South Dakota, SD
The entire city of Deadwood, South Dakota is a national historic landmark.
Deadwood has survived on the industries of gold mining, lumber, and tourism, businesses that boomed especially after the railroad came to town in 1891.
The name Deadwood derives from all the dead trees that were originally found in the narrow canyon called Deadwood Gulch.
www.codywyomingnet.com /getting_here/deadwood_south_dakota.php   (561 words)

  
 Deadwood, South Dakota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Deadwood is more popular than ever, thanks to a successful HBO series featuring the 19th century Wild West town and its skanky yet colorful characters.
The Ghosts of Deadwood Gulch Wax Museum operates in the Old Town Hall, and features a "progressive audio-visual presentation of great moments in Western History." A gray-bearded guy in a fl cowboy hat, red vest and holster beseeches us to enter and learn the rich history of the town.
Lots of real places and things in Deadwood are hard to come by, since most of the town was leveled in the great fire of 1879, or the medium fire of 1894, and 1948, and 1951, and 1954 (and whatever was left may have gone up in the great fire of 1987).
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 Magazine Antiques: History in towns: Deadwood, South Dakota
The town of Deadwood is cradled in a narrow gulch between pine-covered bluffs in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Wood was abundant, and, after a sawmill was established in Deadwood in 1876, the commercial buildings--stores, hotels, saloons, and domiciles for compliant ladies--were frame structures with wood sides and shingle roofs.
Reminiscing about Deadwood, a longtime resident wrote that it was "hog-wild; duels and gunfights in the streets, and often one had to duck or fall flat on the ground to escape a shower of lead." (10) At the same time, the Wild West was becoming a feature of show business.
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 Deadwood, SD - South Dakota Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
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It is vitally important that you provide Deadwood, South Dakota Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
When placing an order for Delivery in Deadwood, South Dakota, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
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 History of Deadwood, South Dakota
If you go to visit Deadwood, South Dakota, you can see that the history of the town is not long forgotten.
Deadwood was first founded during the goldrush of 1875, somewhere around August of that time of year.
To make money the people in Deadwood started to attract tourists by having the famous Days of ’76 festivals and parade (as in 1876), which began in 1924.
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 Deadwood, South Dakota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Deadwood, located in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, was called a lot of things back in 1876, "Sin City" among them.
The successful madam operated brothels in Deadwood, Lead, Rapid City and Belle Fourche.
He served as Deadwood's first sheriff and later, a U.S. marshal.
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 Deadwood, South Dakota Bed and Breakfast - Deadwood B&B from Pamela Lanier
Many Deadwood B&Bs specialize in antiques, which may vary from antique art, vintage antiques, Asian antiques, antique furniture, antique maps, and even antique toys.
If you enjoy surrounding yourself with reminders of the past, peruse the many Deadwood bed and breakfasts that make antiques a part of their ambience.
Deadwood, SD Mountain inn with cathedral ceiling & wood interior, tucked in National Forest.
www.lanierbb.com /South_Dakota/Deadwood?amen=antiques   (114 words)

  
 Haunted Bullock Hotel in Deadwood, South Dakota
Bullock Hotel in Deadwood, S.D. 1876 saw the arrival of Seth Bullock and Sol Star to Deadwood, South Dakota.
Bullock was undaunted by Deadwood's lawless and dangerous nature and wasted no time appointing several fearless deputies to help him “clean up” the town.
However, in 1894 the building was again struck by fire and Bullock decided to build Deadwood's first hotel over the original store and warehouse.
www.legendsofamerica.com /SD-BullockHotel.html   (833 words)

  
 The Timeshare Beat: Barefoot Condominiums, Deadwood, South Dakota
The Black Hills of western South Dakota were part of the homeland of Sioux Indians (the Lakota) who populated the Great Plains prior to the arrival of Europeans.
The gold rush gave birth to Deadwood, a town with mythological dimensions in the history of the west, largely because this was where Wild Bill Hickock was ambushed in Saloon #10, shot in the back while holding a poker hand of fl aces and eights-- forever after known as the Deadman's Hand.
There's plenty to do in Deadwood, which is is designated as a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the both the National and South Dakota Registers of Historic Places.
www.thetimesharebeat.com /specs/spec72.htm   (969 words)

  
 Discover Deadwood History, Gaming, Recreation and Entertainment
Deadwood puts you and your family in the middle of history.
The entire city of Deadwood is a national historic landmark.
Deadwood attracted more than its share of colorful characters who helped put this Victorian commerce center on the map.
www.deadwood.org /AboutDeadwood/Index.cfm   (217 words)

  
 Learn the Old West History of Deadwood South Dakota
Pioneer gold prospectors, both sides of the Battle of Little Big Horn, buffalo hunters and a princess gather peaceably in Deadwood in 1927.
The city of Deadwood, seat of Lawrence County, in the Black Hills of Western South Dakota was incorporated 1876.
The completion of the line was promptly celebrated as reported by the Pioneer with a large bonfire, gathering, and a grand ball at the Grand Central Hotel.
www.deadwood.org /AboutDeadwood/History/Index.cfm   (257 words)

  
 Deadwood, South Dakota (Cities)
Deadwood is located in Lawrence County (of which it is the county seat) northwest of Rapid City between Spearfish and Sturgis along I-90 near the Redwater River and the Black Hills National Forest.
In Black Hills, Badlands & Lakes Region, it is situated just east of the Wyoming state line.
The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 1,734, a decrease of 96 since 1990.
www.ohwy.com /sd/d/deadwood.htm   (180 words)

  
 The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles
David Milch’s HBO Western series, "Deadwood," tells of a grimy mining town where drinking, whoring, killing, cussing and cheating are de rigeur.
But something about the religion apparently stuck, because Milch added that "Judaism is predicated on an ethical and legal perspective, and I imbibed that." Indeed, his TV work has obsessively focused on laws and lawlessness since he left his Yale English teaching post to write for the cop drama "Hill Street Blues" in 1982.
During a year of meticulous research, Milch was interested to discover that Star, an immigrant from Bavaria, was elected to Deadwood’s first city council in 1876 and eventually served 10 terms as mayor.
www.jewishjournal.com /home/preview.php?id=12228   (1059 words)

  
 Deadwood Dick's
Deadwood Dicks, located in the heart of Deadwood, South Dakota, is a place where the wild west is still alive and kicking.
That is, if you have any energy left to wander after seeing and doing all there is to do in Deadwood Dicks.
There is lots to do in Deadwood and Deadwood Dick's is located in the heart of the Historic District.
www.deadwooddicks.com   (341 words)

  
 Dakota Deadwood Hotel South - Compare Prices, Reviews and Make Reservations at NexTag - Price - Review
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The Mickelson Trail #7 is right behind the motel next to beautiful Deadwood Creek for hiking, biking, fishing andamp; snowmobiling.
The Black Hills of South Dakota is rich with the history and culture of the Old West.
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 Deadwood South Dakota gambling directory and guide
Deadwood South Dakota, the state's finest gambling and fun spot.
Your travel and vacation plans come alive when you enter the historic town of Deadwood with its numerous gambling attractions, including casinos, shows, live music, poker, fl jack, slots, keno, and all your favorite gaming entertainment.
Whatever your vacation pleasure, Deadwood Gambling web site will provide you with information on where to go and what to do to make your vacation a wonderful event.
www.deadwoodgambling.com   (376 words)

  
 Deadwood Chinatown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the early summer of 2001, workers demolishing an old building for a new parking lot in Deadwood uncovered the remains of a part of the old Chinatown district.
The city stepped in and asked the Archaeological Research Center to undertake the excavations to save the site as part of Deadwood's historic preservation efforts.
What they discovered at the site was an astonishing glimpse into the daily life of some of Deadwood's most colorful and least understood early residents.
www.sdsmt.edu /wwwsarc/projects/deadwood   (217 words)

  
 Deadwood, South Dakota
South Dakota - Black Hills, Badlands and Lakes Region
A short drive northeast of Lead is Deadwood, with the Adams Memorial Museum (recalling the time of the Black Hills gold rush) and the old Broken Boot goldmine.
Casinos in Deadwood, SD, the town where Wild Bill Hickock was shot.
www.planetware.com /south-dakota/deadwood-us-sd-d.htm   (142 words)

  
 Welcome to Twin Pines Lodge - Deadwood, South Dakota
This property is located on the slope of Mount Roosevelt overlooking Deadwood’s Historic Main Street, just one block north of the distinguished Franklin Hotel.
To the south, east and north, the panoramic view encompasses notorious Old Main in its entirety a National Historic Landmark, portions of Homestake gold mine, and the only Carnegie Library in South Dakota still being used for its original function.
Walking distance to Deadwood’s numerous historical and entertainment venues, not to mention proximity to many restaurants and hotels, make this location stand out as an ideal setting to host your next family gathering...
www.minimumimpact.com /twinpines   (145 words)

  
 Historic Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Historic Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Discover a fresh perspective on life today in historic Deadwood.
Read new installments of Dustin's Deadwood Diary each week.
www.deadwood.org   (56 words)

  
 Celebrity Hotel Deadwood South Dakota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stay at historic Deadwood, South Dakota's premier Hotel and Casino.
Millions of dollars were spent restoring this Deadwood hotel.
The Celebrity Hotel's Casino in the Grand Lobby has Las Vegas style gaming excitement in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
www.celebritycasinos.com /celebrity_hotel_home.html   (213 words)

  
 Adams Museum & House
is the oldest history museum in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Pioneer businessman W.E. Adams built the museum in 1930 as a memorial to his family and to honor the early pioneers that settled the Black Hills.
eadwood’s Adams Museum and House, Inc. is a non-profit educational complex dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history and material culture of Deadwood and the Black Hills.
adamsmuseumandhouse.org   (201 words)

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