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The area's headquarters are located at the Houghton Lake Wildlife Research office on 180 South Harrison Road (Old U.S. Highway 27) just south of West Lake City Road in Roscommon Township. [1] The Houghton Lake Flats Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is bisected north–south by U.S. Route 127. The area is bordered on the east by West ...
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.
After more than 22 years of research and writing, Craig Crease is looking forward to debunking popular myths about frontiersman "Wild Bill" Hickok, including one based in Springfield.
624 Lower Main Street, Deadwood, South Dakota; the location of the original Nuttal & Mann's saloon, where Wild Bill Hickok was killed (although this is not the original building, which burned down). Nuttal & Mann's was a saloon located in Deadwood, southern Dakota Territory, North America.
Mount Moriah Cemetery on Mount Moriah in Deadwood, South Dakota, is the burial place of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and other notable figures of the Wild West. By tradition, the American flag flies over the cemetery 24 hours a day, rather than merely from sunrise to sunset. [1]
It is an extremely popular resort and fishing area year round. Houghton Lake is the site of Tip-Up-Town USA, a large ice fishing and winter sports festival with several events on the frozen waters of the lake itself. Houghton Lake is named after the first state geologist, Douglass Houghton who explored the area. [2] Houghton County, in the ...
John McCall (/ m ə ˈ k ɔː l /) (1852/1853 – March 1, 1877), also known as "Crooked Nose" or "Broken Nose Jack", was the murderer of Old West legend Wild Bill Hickok. McCall shot Hickok from behind as he played poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, on August 2, 1876. McCall was executed for the murder on March 1, 1877.
Jul. 18—ROCHESTER — Rochester's Wild Bill's Sports Saloon has ridden off into the sunset after a decade in the Med City. The Apple Valley-based chain abruptly closed its doors for good at 300 ...