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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 ]
The history of South Dakota describes the history of the ... ceding most of present-day eastern South Dakota to the United States. [54] Deadwood, ... was founded ...
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 ] Its county seat is Deadwood .
Deadwood, South Dakota The discovery of a gold-filled creek in the 1870s was all it took to transform Deadwood from a small camp to a booming town that hosted the likes of Calamity Jane and Wild ...
It was founded by Deadwood businessman and former mayor W.E. Adams in 1930. The museum was a gift to the city of Deadwood and it remains city property to this day. Among the exhibits are the J.B. Haggin Locomotive, the Thoen Stone, and Potato Creek Johnny's Gold Nugget. It is located at 54 Sherman Street.
Set in the 1870s, this HBO Western explores the early developments of Deadwood, South Dakota after being stolen from the Sioux. A lawless town, Deadwood becomes the setting for a host of unique ...
The Deadwood Central Railroad (DCRX) [1] was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad in the U.S. state of South Dakota.It was founded by Deadwood, South Dakota resident J.K.P. Miller and his associates in 1888 to serve their mining enterprises in the Black Hills.
Ethan Bennett Farnum (November 10, 1826 – after 1900) was one of the first residents of Deadwood (then in the Dakota Territory) who was not a miner or prospector; he was the owner of a general store. He was the first mayor of the town of Deadwood.