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Many prospectors, miners, settlers, prostitutes and children were buried within the Ingelside Cemetery, alongside Wild Bill Hickok and Preacher Smith. [2] Early photograph of the grave of Wild Bill Hickok. In the 1880s it was determined that the land where Ingelside Cemetery was located could be better used for housing.
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery. Bronx, New York ... Wild Bill Hickok has one of the most famous deaths in the American West, and he was murdered by outlaw Jack McCall in Deadwood, South Dakota ...
Wild Bill Hickok's grave has been a major attraction since his death in 1876. After the repeated destruction of his headstone by vandals, the current bronze bust sits undisturbed on Sept. 25, 2024 ...
Grave of Wild Bill Hickok. Bust of Wild Bill Hickok in 1891. Bust of Wild Bill Hickok. Grave of Seth Bullock and his wife Martha. Dodge City, Kansas.
The biography documents the life of James Butler Hickok, more commonly known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, from "cradle to grave," Crease said. Based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but originally from ...
Wild Bill Hickok Memorial is a state historic site operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. It is located in a small park at the intersection of Main and Ottawa Streets in Troy Grove, Illinois .
The town attained further notoriety when gunman Wild Bill Hickok was killed on August 2, 1876. Both he and Calamity Jane were buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, as well as other notable figures such as Seth Bullock. Hickok's murderer, Jack McCall, was prosecuted twice, despite the U.S. Constitution's prohibition against double jeopardy.