About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Deadwood, South Dakota, Museums in Lawrence County, South Dakota, People from Lawrence County, South Dakota, Lead, South Dakota, North Spearfish, South Dakota, Central City, South Dakota, Whitewood, South Dakota, Calamity Jane, National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, South Dakota, Seth Bullock, Homestake Mine, Jeff Trandahl, Bullock Hotel, Deadwood Police Department, Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory, Philip S. Van Cise, Gem Theater, Ward Lambert, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Hanna, South Dakota, Saint Onge, South Dakota, Amy Hill, Nemo, South Dakota, Bob Schloredt, Ernie Smith, Nuttal & Mann's, Terry Peak, KDDX, George S. Mickelson Trail, Deadwood Historic District, Woodmen Hall, KJKT, Deadwood Central Railroad, Frawley Ranch, Martha Bullock, Adams House Museum, Mystic Miner Ski Resort, Spearfish Canyon, Joseph Francis Busch, Bella Union Saloon, Mike Steponovich, St. Onge Township, Lawrence County, South Dakota, Crook City, South Dakota, Blacktail, South Dakota, Cheyenne Crossing, South Dakota, Beaver Crossing, South Dakota, Benchmark, South Dakota, Chinatown, South Dakota. Excerpt: Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named for the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,380 according to a 2009 census estimate. The city includes the Deadwood Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, whose borders may be the city limits. The settlement of Deadwood began in the 1870s and has been described as illegal, since it lay within the territory granted to Native Americans in the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. The treaty had guaranteed ownership of the Black Hills to the Lakota people, and disputes over the Hills are ongoing, having reached the United States Supreme Court on several occasions. However, in 1874...