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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 …

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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, …

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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 …