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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 ]
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]
Map of the United States with South Dakota highlighted Sioux Falls, largest city in South Dakota Rapid City, ... Deadwood † 1,343 1,156 +16.18% ...
US Highway 14a w. Lawrence County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota.As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,768, making it the 8th most populous county in South Dakota. [1]
Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument, also known as the Roosevelt Friendship Monument or Friendship Tower, [2] located in the Black Hills National Forest on the outskirts of Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, is a 31-foot stone tower, [3] including the six-foot-high platform, honoring Theodore Roosevelt. It was the first tribute to the ...
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.
Deadwood post office was established in 1884. [3] The post office was discontinued to the community of Greenleaf in 1914, but was reestablished in 1950. [3] Deadwood is the home of Alpha Farm, an intentional community established in 1971. [4] [5] The farm owned the Alpha Bit, a café and book/gift store in Mapleton but was sold in 2018. [4]
U.S. 385 gradually turns in a northwesterly direction and ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 85 at Deadwood. Legally, the South Dakota section of U.S. 385, with the exception of concurrencies with U.S. 16 and U.S. 18 and a gap at Wind Cave National Park , is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-235.