Monthly Archives: October 2017

Although I teased you a bit with the final section header in the previous post, it’s now, time to visit the Vore Buffalo Jump. I know I should call it a bison jump but buffalo is the common term so, …

In 1884, while bringing a horse thief named Crazy Steve into Deadwood for trial, Bullock first met a 26-year-old rancher who was also the Deputy Sheriff in Medora, North Dakota. The sheriff’s name was Theodore Roosevelt. Sharing a passion for …

In the previous posts you met two of Deadwood’s most famous characters.  This post will profile two more. Sol Star. One notable from Deadwood’s history not buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery is Solomon “Sol” Star. Born in Bavaria in 1840, …

Martha Jane Cannary (or Canary). Born in Princeton, Missouri on 1 May 1852, the eldest of six children, Martha Jane Cannary would etch a slightly different name into the annals of the American west – that of Calamity Jane. Martha’s …

Yes, there really was dead wood. There were no settlements at the present site of the city of Deadwood, South Dakota until 1875 or 1876. I hope that when you take a look at the map below, the reason will …