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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 Historic Adams House at 22 Van Buren Avenue was built in 1892 by Deadwood pioneers Harris and Anna FranklinThe elegant Queen Anne-style house heralded a wealthy and socially prominent new age for Deadwood, a former rough-and-tumble gold mining town.
The historic Bullock Hotel is located at the corner of Wall Street and Main Street in Deadwood, South Dakota.It was built by Seth Bullock, an early sheriff of Deadwood, and his business partner Sol Star, in around 1895 at a cost of $40,000 [1] and is the oldest hotel in Deadwood, boasting a casino, restaurant, and 28 of its original 63 rooms.
Lawrence County was created January 11, 1875, and was organized in 1877. [3] The county was named for "Colonel" John Lawrence, [4] who came to the county as first treasurer in 1877.
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.
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]
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.
Deadwood is an American Western television series that aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006. The series is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before and after the area's annexation by the Dakota Territory, and charts Deadwood's growth from camp to town.