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Swearengen opened the Gem Variety Theater on April 7, 1877, at the corners of Wall and Main streets to entertain the population of the mining camp with "prize fights" (as was customary with Swearengen's previous establishment the Cricket Saloon, no prizes were actually involved), stage acts consisting of comedians, singers and dancers, and primarily, prostitutes.
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 ]
While panning on May 27, 1929, Potato Creek Johnny uncovered a 7.346 ozt (228.5 g) gold nugget, one of the largest ever discovered in the Black Hills. [5] In 1934, local businessman W.E. Adams bought the nugget from Johnny for $250 ($5,694 in 2023) and put it on display in the Adams Museum. [5]
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. [2] Lawrence County is coextensive with the Spearfish, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rapid City-Spearfish, SD Combined Statistical Area.
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."
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.