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Deadwood (Lakota: Owáyasuta; [8] [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 . [ 9 ]
Prior to opening a business in Deadwood, Swearengen operated a dance house in Custer, South Dakota.As stated in the 1882 New Year Edition of the Black Hills Pioneer, which described the early history of Custer, "Al Swearengen was running a dance house of 30X150 feet in dimensions and day and night a man had to push and crowd to get into it."
Deadwood is located at 44°22′36″N 103°43′45″W. [6] The city was named after dead trees that were present in the gulch that it is located in. Deadwood is located in a mountain range called the Black Hills, which are named because of how dark they look from a distance, as they are heavily covered in evergreen trees. [7]
The historic Bullock Hotel is located at the corner of Wall Street and Main Street in Deadwood, South Dakota.It was built by Seth Bullock, an early sheriff of Deadwood, and his business partner Sol Star, in around 1895 at a cost of $40,000 [1] and is the oldest hotel in Deadwood, boasting a casino, restaurant, and 28 of its original 63 rooms.
A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a 17-year-old killed a sixth-grade student and wounded seven other people before authorities say he died of a ...
For all her life, author Rachelle Chase traveled from place to place. Then she began researching the "bBack utopia" of Buxton, Iowa.
The Bella Union was a saloon and theater that opened on September 10, 1876, in Deadwood, South Dakota. [1] The proprietor was Tom Miller, an aggressive businessman who would buy several neighboring properties as well. The Bella Union was a relatively upscale establishment where town meetings came to be held.
The 8-foot Black Angel statue in Iowa City's Oakland Cemetery has taken on a darker color as the bronze has oxidized. Some say the darkening is due to abnormal storms, evil spirits, or a ...