In depth recounting of my global wandering
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 …
If you recall the map in the entry “A Devil of a time,” there’s a small loop that takes me east of Bear’s Lodge into South Dakota before leading me back to a night in Sundance, Wyoming. The loop approximates …