Calamity Jane: Legend or Myth?
Few women in Black Hills history are as enigmatic as Calamity Jane. Stories of her exploits abound; many of which are her own invention.
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
Mystery Monday Week 10 Revealed
Unless you enjoy hanging out in bars—not the kind that serve alcohol—this week’s Mystery Monday location might have...
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Many early residents of Deadwood were buried at Mt. Moriah or at its predecessor, the Ingleside Cemetery, down the hill...
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok
James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. As a boy in rural...
Fort Laramie and the Black Hills
The confluence of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers (in current-day southeastern Wyoming) was pivotal in the history...
Charlie Utter
Historical Black Hills characters, both factual and fictional, have taken center stage in the successful HBO series Deadwood....
The Story of Deadwood
Few frontier towns conjure up romantic, rough-and-tumble Old West images like Deadwood. The discovery of gold in French...