A Good Bet – Deadwood Gaming
At high noon on November 1, 1989, legalized gambling was reintroduced in Deadwood. The historic and economic transformation of...
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8 Must-Try Flavors of South Dakota
South Dakota’s multicultural history has lead to great local cuisine with a unique mixture of German, Eastern European,...
2017 Black Hills Powwow
The annual Black Hills Powwow is held in Rapid City and is one of the best Native American...
The History of the Hills
A Brief History of the Black Hills from 1800 The following is by no means a comprehensive story...
A.W. Merrick
Unfortunately, there is not much information available about Deadwood’s first newspaperman Albert W. Merrick (portrayed by Jeffrey Jones...
Wyatt Earp in the Early Black Hills
Wyatt Earp has been popularized as the fearless frontier lawman of the Kansas cow towns, and as the...
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok
James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. As a boy in rural...
Families Climb Crazy Horse Memorial
On June 3 and 4, hikers took the opportunity to see Crazy Horse’s head up close up during...
The Revenant: Fact or Fiction?
Released in 2015, The Revenant stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a frontiersman who was mauled by a...
Sol Star
Historical Black Hills characters, both factual and fictional, have taken center stage in the successful HBO series “DEADWOOD.”...