The successful HBO series and movie, “Deadwood,” is about the true mining town of Deadwood, South Dakota in the Black Hills. During its post-Civil War years, Deadwood was not part of any U.S. state or territory. This lawless town attracted people looking to get rich after a huge gold strike, as well as those who wanted to capitalize on the lack of organized law in the town.

Many of the characters in the show were real people.  And some were famous western figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. In this video we go on a search in the historical Mount Moriah Cemetery for these legendary figures of Deadwood, South Dakota. And find some local history on the way.

Music

Downloaded 1/20/19 from YouTube Music library: Martian Cowboy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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References

• Maggie Broadwater, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6418547/maggie_broadwater_suicide/
• Maggie Broadwater, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115365034/maggie-broadwater
• Calamity Jane and Small poxes: https://www.workingnurse.com/articles/Calamity-Jane-Smallpox-in-the-Wild-West
• Fire in Deadwood, http://www.bhpioneer.com/opinion/the-great-fire-of-deadwood/article_853c6038-c708-11e3-8da3-0019bb2963f4.html

Images

• Wild Bill, unattributed [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_Bill_Hickok_sepia.png Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Wild Bill, George G. Rockwood [Public domain], https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_Bill_Hickok_by_Rockwood_1873.jpg, Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Calamity Jane, imprint of C.E. Finn, Livingston, Mont. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calamity_Jane_by_CE_Finn,_c1880s-crop.jpg, Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Calamity Jane at Wild Bill’s grave, unattributed [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calamity_Jane_1890s.jpg, Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Sol Starr, Internet Archive Book Images [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sol_Star,_Mayor_of_Deadwood.jpg, Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Seth Bullock, Unknown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seth_Bullock.gif , Retrieved January 22, 2019.
• Steve and Charlie Utter, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Steve_and_Charlie_Utter.jpg&oldid=32200546 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_and_Charlie_Utter.jpg , Retrieved January 22, 2019. 
• Deadwood, National Archives at College Park [Public domain], https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deadwood13.jpg, Retrieved January 22, 2019. 
• Calamity Jane in her kitchen, Louis R. Freeman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calamity_Jane_in_her_kitchen_1901_(cropped).JPG, Retrieved January 22, 2019. 
• The Gem, Unknown [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Gem_Theater.gif , Retrieved January 22, 2019. 
• The Gem Theater, GeoEpochePanorama, Nr.13, 2018, p. 96 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deadwood_Saloon_Gem_Theater.jpg, , Retrieved January 22, 2019. 
• Henry Weston Smith, http://ancora.store/henry_weston_smith.php [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Weston_Smith_02.jpg Retrieved January 23, 2019. 

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